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Feb 19
Double Early Tulips
Double Early tulips bring the lush appearance of peonies to the spring bulb garden. Instead of the simple six-petaled cup associated with traditional tulips, these varieties produce densely layered flowers filled with extra petals. Their full, rounded blooms can reach several inches across and often resemble miniature peonies or roses. As their name suggests, Double …
Feb 19
Lily-Flowered Tulips
Lily-Flowered tulips are among the most graceful tulips in the spring garden. Their long, pointed petals curve outward at the tips, creating an elegant flower that looks noticeably different from the rounded cups associated with traditional tulips. When the flowers open in sunlight, the pointed petals can create an almost star-shaped silhouette. These distinctive tulips …
Feb 19
Parrot Tulips
Parrot tulips are among the most dramatic flowers in the tulip world. Their enormous blooms feature curled, twisted, scalloped, or finely cut petals that resemble colorful feathers, giving the flowers an extravagant appearance unlike the smooth cups of traditional tulips. These distinctive tulips belong to Division 10 of the horticultural tulip classification system. Most bloom …
Feb 19
Darwin Hybrid Tulips
Darwin Hybrid tulips are some of the biggest, boldest, and most dependable tulips for the spring garden. Known for their large flowers, tall sturdy stems, and brilliant colors, they create the classic massed-tulip display many gardeners picture when planning spring beds and borders. They are also among the better modern tulips for repeat flowering. While …
Feb 19
Double Late Tulips
Double Late tulips are among the most luxurious tulips in the spring garden. Their large, densely petaled flowers can resemble peonies, roses, or even small camellias, giving them a fuller and more romantic appearance than traditional cup-shaped tulips. As their name suggests, these tulips bloom toward the end of the tulip season. They belong to …
Feb 19
Single Early Tulips
Single Early tulips are among the first traditional garden tulips to brighten the landscape in spring. Their classic cup-shaped flowers rise on relatively short, sturdy stems, making them excellent choices for borders, containers, rock gardens, pathways, and areas exposed to more wind than tall late-season tulips can comfortably handle. These tulips belong to Division 1 …
Feb 18
Angelique Tulips
Angelique tulips are among the most romantic tulips for a spring garden. Their large, densely layered flowers open in soft shades of blush pink, with subtle variations of cream, deeper rose, and touches of green near the base of the petals. When fully open, the flowers look more like miniature peonies than traditional tulips. Tulipa …
Feb 18
Queen of Marvel Tulips
Queen of Marvel tulips bring vivid pink color and lush, peony-like flowers to the early spring garden. Their densely layered petals range from cherry and rose pink to brighter fuchsia tones, creating a much fuller flower than the simple cup shape associated with traditional tulips. Tulipa ‘Queen of Marvel’ belongs to the Double Early group. …
Feb 18
Apricot Beauty Tulips
Apricot Beauty tulips are beloved for their soft, warm coloring and classic tulip shape. Their flowers blend creamy salmon pink with apricot and subtle orange tones, creating a delicate color that can look slightly different as the flowers open and mature. Tulipa ‘Apricot Beauty’ belongs to the Single Early group of tulips. It produces cup-shaped …
Feb 18
Rosy Delight Tulips
Rosy Delight tulips bring rich rose-pink color, large classic flowers, and strong upright stems to the mid-spring garden. Their blooms are darker toward the center with slightly paler petal margins and a touch of white near the base, giving the flowers more depth than a completely solid pink tulip. Tulipa ‘Rosy Delight’ belongs to the …
