Journey North Tulip Garden and Climate Change Study

Tulip Test Gardens

Ismayilli School
Ismayilli, Azerbaijan
Tulip Garden 2008-2009

Students in Ismayilli were excited to share their news. Their tulip garden bloomed March 18, 2009. Something amazing happened to one of their tulips; it had 8 petals and 8 stamens!
Here is the class with their garden. They have an interesting grid system for organizing the plants.

It was difficult to get the tulips for the experiment. Fortunately, teacher, Ulviyye Tahirova was able to buy them during a fall trip to London. This class partnered this year with Mark Gullickson's class in Albany, Oregon.
	Unusual 8-part tulips.
The tulip garden blossomed later than usual, and spring is also late in Azerbaijan. They are still waiting. On April 16, 2009, it snowed in Ismayilli! They wonder if this is another example of climate change!