Seeded Earth

May 12, 2008

Tiny Orange Tulips

Tulip in Stripes

These sweet tulips pop out of the ground near my front door every May, but I have no recollection of planting tulip bulbs there nor do I have any idea what kind of tulips they might be.

Tiny Tulips

They are only about 6 inches high and the tulip bloom itself is only about 1 inch in diameter. I love how the orange is fringed with the green. They are a dynamite garden addition in a rather small package.

12 Comments

  1. I am such a softy when it comes to tulips… I admit it willingly. Your first shot is brilliant.. the second perfect focus of the subject…. I completely love this. Beautiful shots. In my area they open and then disappear along the roadsides – it’s a bit like magic. Beautiful Bo… you give testimony to the brief beauty of these flowers.

    Comment by aullori — May 12, 2008 @ 12:56 am

  2. Hello Bo, thank you so much for your kind comments about my new photography online shop – means a lot and I know that your are also heading in this direction. I adore these new photos of tulips you have taken and I must admit, they are an unusual variety. The fact that you have them in your garden without even planting them is a bonus. lol! There is something so gorgeous about a tulip and I agree with aullori, I am a softy re. tulips as well. Lesley

    Comment by Lesley Smitheringale — May 12, 2008 @ 3:45 am

  3. Gorgeous photos thank you. I can never quite decide if tulips are sturdy or fragile – or both… They fade so fast when you cut them, but outside they weather the storms and determinedly reveal their inner beauty.

    Joanna

    Comment by Joanna Young — May 12, 2008 @ 4:21 am

  4. Gorgeous. I haven’t seen an orange variegated tulip before. Lovely captures and I like both shots equally! :)

    Comment by Anna Surface — May 12, 2008 @ 8:08 am

  5. Nice work, Bo. Not sure which one I like better…they both make me want to sniff the page!

    Comment by HeyJules — May 12, 2008 @ 8:31 am

  6. Lovely! I admire all tulips: they are both beautiful and indomitable, especially the small ones.

    Comment by montucky — May 12, 2008 @ 8:51 am

  7. Beautiful shots, Bo. And beautiful tulips. I’ve never seen tulips like this before.

    Comment by Robin — May 12, 2008 @ 10:35 am

  8. I love the orange and green and how they go in waves together. Cool photos.

    Comment by amelia — May 12, 2008 @ 2:58 pm

  9. I’d tell you the name of the tulips, if I knew it. Alas I know it not.

    The color and detail are wonderful. I don’t know which shot I like better. They seem to be reaching up to capture the nectar of the gods.

    Beautiful.

    Comment by Gandalf — May 12, 2008 @ 4:30 pm

  10. Very nice. But I don’t know why anyone would not have any recollection of doing something. I used to know. . .

    Comment by davidlind — May 12, 2008 @ 11:01 pm

  11. Beautiful tulips. I love the color, and the photography is stunning!
    Aiyana

    Comment by Aiyana — May 13, 2008 @ 11:05 am

  12. I really like the second picture. Coolness.

    Comment by lady.percy — May 14, 2008 @ 2:32 pm


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