Flowers of Tulipa ‘Sorbet’
Instead of counting sheep to fall asleep, plant enthusiasts should count tulip cultivars. There are upwards of 2400 cultivars listed in the RHS Horticultural Database. It is doubtless that there are many more, including some that have been lost to cultivation.
Among those 2400+ cultivars, Tulipa ‘Sorbet’ is designated as one that has received an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. The Wikipedia entry on tulips is lengthy, if you’d like additional reading since I’m away this week.
Was the ‘Canada 150’ tulip just a temporarily renamed ‘Sorbet’ tulip? From the photos they appear to be identical.
Agreed, this looks identical to the Canada 150 tulips that just finished blooming in my garden.
This photo even has the same white edge to the leaves as Canada 150, but other online photos of Sorbet don’t show the white edges or the yellow centre (shown) characteristic of Canada 150. The RHS description of Sorbet doesn’t mention white leaf edges or yellow centre (eye): http://apps.rhs.org.uk/agm/award3.asp?ID=73434
Yes, the Canada 150 is a trade name applied to an existing cultivar. But it is ‘Carnaval De Rio’, which does look very similar to this cultivar.
Beautiful tulips. Beautiful photograph. I especially like the gorgeous beetle, gobbling up the luscious pollen.