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Feb 18
Pink Diamond Tulips
Pink Diamond tulips are elegant late-spring tulips known for their large rosy-pink flowers, graceful goblet shape, and tall, sturdy stems. The petals are richest in pink toward the center and soften toward their edges, giving mature flowers a luminous quality that can look especially beautiful when sunlight passes through them. Tulipa ‘Pink Diamond’ belongs to …
Feb 18
Black Hero Tulips
Black Hero tulips are among the darkest and most dramatic double tulips available for the spring garden. Their densely packed petals are a deep reddish-purple to dark maroon, often appearing almost black in certain light. When fully open, the large, many-petaled flowers resemble dark peonies rather than traditional tulips. Tulipa ‘Black Hero’ belongs to the …
Feb 18
Blue Spectacle Tulips
Blue Spectacle tulips are lush, late-spring tulips with large peony-like flowers in rich shades of violet and purple. Despite the name, the flowers are not truly blue. Their densely layered petals are generally pale to deep violet-purple, with cooler blue-purple tones and a darker bluish tint near the inner base of the flower. Tulipa ‘Blue …
Feb 18
Negrita Tulips
Negrita tulips are rich purple spring flowers with a classic cup-shaped form, strong stems, and saturated coloring that stands out beautifully in borders and containers. Their blooms combine purple and magenta tones, creating a jewel-like color that can appear deeper in cool light and brighter when illuminated by the sun. Tulipa ‘Negrita’ belongs to the …
Feb 18
Triumph Tulip ‘Purple Flag’
Purple Flag is a richly colored Triumph tulip with classic cup-shaped flowers in deep violet-purple. Its strong stems, medium height, and saturated color make it an excellent choice for borders, containers, mass plantings, and spring bouquets. Tulipa ‘Purple Flag’ belongs to the Triumph Group, or Division 3. These tulips are known for sturdy stems and …
Feb 18
Big Smile Tulips
Big Smile tulips live up to their cheerful name with tall stems topped by large, brilliant yellow flowers. Their clean, classic shape and exceptionally bright coloring make them one of the most striking yellow tulips for the end of the spring bulb season. Tulipa ‘Big Smile’ belongs to the Single Late group, or Division 5. …
Feb 18
Yellow Pomponette Tulips
Yellow Pomponette tulips are cheerful late-spring flowers with enormous, densely layered golden-yellow blooms. Their rounded flowers contain so many petals that they resemble peonies or oversized pom-poms rather than traditional cup-shaped tulips. Tulipa ‘Yellow Pomponette’ belongs to the Double Late group, also known as peony-flowered tulips. Plants generally reach around 16 to 22 inches tall, …
Feb 18
Yellow Flight Tulips
Yellow Flight tulips are bright, dependable spring flowers with clear yellow, cup-shaped blooms and the sturdy growth habit associated with Triumph tulips. Their relatively compact stems make them especially useful where taller tulips might struggle with wind, while their brilliant color can brighten borders, containers, pathways, and mass plantings. Tulipa ‘Yellow Flight’ belongs to the …
Feb 18
Yellow Purissima Tulips
Yellow Purissima tulips are cheerful early-spring flowers known for their large, bowl-shaped blooms in soft butter-yellow to canary-yellow shades. Their substantial flowers open broadly in sunshine, bringing bright color to the garden well before many mid- and late-season tulips reach their peak. Tulipa ‘Yellow Purissima’ belongs to the Fosteriana Group, also known as Emperor tulips. …
Feb 18
Golden Apeldoorn Tulips
Golden Apeldoorn tulips are classic golden-yellow spring flowers known for their enormous blooms, tall stems, and bold garden presence. Each flower combines rich yellow petals with a striking dark, star-shaped center that becomes visible as the bloom opens in warm sunshine. Tulipa ‘Golden Apeldoorn’ belongs to the Darwin Hybrid group, or Division 4. Darwin Hybrids …
