Pink Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide

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Pink tulips are among the most versatile flowers in the spring garden, with colors ranging from barely-there blush and shell pink to salmon, rose, raspberry, and saturated magenta. Their flowers can be simple and cup-shaped, heavily double like miniature peonies, elegantly pointed, or wildly feathered depending on the variety.

There is no single type of pink tulip. Pink appears throughout many of the major tulip groups, including Single Early, Double Early, Triumph, Darwin Hybrid, Lily-Flowered, Single Late, Double Late, Parrot, Fosteriana, and botanical tulips.

That diversity makes it possible to grow pink tulips through much of spring. Early varieties such as Apricot Beauty can begin the display, Darwin Hybrids such as Pink Impression and Rosy Delight provide large midseason blooms, and late cultivars such as Pink Diamond and Angelique can carry pink into the final weeks of tulip season.

Pink tulips are also highly adaptable in garden design. They can create soft romantic borders with white and lavender, sophisticated combinations with deep purple and nearly black tulips, or warmer displays with apricot, cream, and yellow.

🌸 Pink Tulips Quick Guide

Feature	Pink Tulips
Botanical genus	Tulipa
Flower colors	Blush, shell pink, salmon, rose, raspberry, magenta and pink-purple
Bloom period	Early through late spring, depending on variety
Typical height	About 10–30 inches, depending on group
Light	Full sun; some tolerate light shade
Soil	Fertile, well-drained soil
Planting time	Fall after soil temperatures cool
Typical planting depth	About 6–8 inches for standard garden tulips
Typical spacing	About 4–6 inches
Best uses	Borders, containers, cutting gardens and mass plantings
Perennial performance	Depends on tulip group
Best companion colors	White, purple, cream, apricot, yellow and green

🌷 What Are Pink Tulips?

Pink tulips are tulip cultivars and species with flowers ranging anywhere from nearly white blush to deep rose or magenta.

They do not belong to a single horticultural classification.

This distinction matters because two pink tulips can have completely different growth habits.

Apricot Beauty Tulips belong to the Single Early Group and produce simple flowers relatively early in the tulip season.

Rosy Delight Tulips are Darwin Hybrids with larger flowers and better perennial potential.

Angelique Tulips flower later and produce densely petaled blooms resembling pale-pink peonies.

Choosing the right pink tulip therefore involves considering bloom time, flower form, height, and perennial performance as well as color.

Our Tulip Varieties: Types, Colors & Popular Cultivars explains the major groups in more detail.

🌸 What Do Pink Tulips Mean?

Pink tulips are commonly associated today with affection, happiness, care, admiration, good wishes, and gentle love.

They carry a softer emotional tone than red tulips, which are more strongly connected with passionate or romantic love.

That makes pink tulips extremely versatile as gifts.

They can be appropriate for:

Birthdays
Mother’s Day
Congratulations
Thank-you gifts
Friendship bouquets
New babies
Weddings
Anniversaries
Housewarmings
Romantic occasions

Flower symbolism is a cultural tradition rather than a fixed universal language, so there is no single historically correct meaning for every pink tulip.

For a broader look at how tulip meanings developed, see our Tulip Meaning: Colors, Symbolism & the Language of Tulips.

💕 Do Pink Tulips Mean Love?

They can.

Pink tulips are usually interpreted as a gentler expression of affection than red tulips.

They can communicate warmth, admiration, happiness, or romantic interest without carrying the intense “declaration of love” traditionally associated with red.

Pale blush pink feels especially soft and romantic.

Deep rose or raspberry-pink tulips can feel more passionate and energetic.

This makes pink useful at almost every stage of a relationship, from a new romance to an anniversary.

🌷 Pink Tulips vs. Red Tulips

Both colors can be romantic, but their mood is different.

Red tulips are strongly associated with passionate love.

Pink tulips tend to communicate affection, admiration, happiness, and tenderness.

In the garden, red also produces stronger visual contrast.

Pink blends much more easily with white, lavender, apricot, cream, and purple.

For a cottage garden or romantic spring border, pink is often the more flexible choice.

🎨 What Shades of Pink Do Tulips Come In?

Pink tulips occur in an enormous range of shades.

Depending on the cultivar, flowers may be:

Pale blush
Shell pink
Baby pink
Salmon pink
Peach-pink
Rose
Coral pink
Raspberry
Magenta
Pink-purple
Pink edged with white
Pink marked with green

Some cultivars even change noticeably as their flowers mature.

Cool spring temperatures and different light conditions can also affect how strongly pink, apricot, purple, or white tones appear.

This variation makes it possible to create an entire pink garden without every tulip looking alike.

🌼 Best Pink Tulip Varieties

Several excellent pink cultivars can provide color from the earlier part of tulip season through late spring.

Variety	Group	Approx. Bloom Time	Approx. Height	Best Feature
Apricot Beauty	Single Early	Early–mid spring	14–18 in.	Soft salmon-apricot pink and fragrance
Queen of Marvel	Double Early	Early–mid spring	About 14 in.	Rich cherry-rose double flowers
Pink Impression	Darwin Hybrid	Mid-spring	About 20–24 in.	Large rose-pink flowers and good perennial potential
Rosy Delight	Darwin Hybrid	Mid-spring	18–22 in.	Deep rose-pink with paler margins
Pink Diamond	Single Late	Late spring	Roughly 18–26 in.	Tall rosy-pink goblet-shaped blooms
Angelique	Double Late	Late spring	About 16–18 in.	Pale blush peony-like flowers

These cultivars differ substantially in flower shape and height, making them useful building blocks for an extended pink-tulip season.

🍑 Apricot Beauty Tulips

Apricot Beauty Tulips are among the prettiest choices for starting a pink tulip display.

They belong to the Single Early Group.

Their flowers blend salmon pink, apricot, peach, and soft orange tones, often appearing different as the light changes.

Apricot Beauty is also known for its sweet fragrance.

Plants generally reach around 14 to 18 inches tall, making them suitable for borders, containers, and cutting.

Because they bloom relatively early, Apricot Beauty tulips work well as the opening act for a pink planting that later transitions into larger Darwin Hybrids and late-season varieties.

🌺 Queen of Marvel Tulips

Queen of Marvel Tulips bring a much richer pink into the earlier portion of the season.

Queen of Marvel belongs to the Double Early Group.

Its flowers are densely packed and range from cherry pink to rich rose or fuchsia.

Plants remain relatively compact at around 14 inches tall.

That shorter growth makes Queen of Marvel especially useful in containers and near the front of flower beds.

The combination of low stems and heavy double flowers also gives them a sturdy appearance compared with taller late double tulips.

🌸 Pink Impression Tulips

Pink Impression is one of the classic large-flowered pink Darwin Hybrid tulips.

The flowers are substantial, with broad rose-pink petals carried on strong stems.

Darwin Hybrids typically bloom during the middle portion of tulip season.

They are particularly valuable because they are among the better modern tulip groups for repeat flowering.

That makes Pink Impression an excellent choice for gardeners who want a spectacular pink tulip but also hope to leave bulbs in the garden for future springs.

A large planting can create an impressive block of clear pink color.

🌹 Rosy Delight Tulips

Rosy Delight Tulips provide another excellent Darwin Hybrid option.

The flowers are deep rose pink with paler edges and a touch of white near the base.

Plants generally grow around 18 to 22 inches tall.

Rosy Delight is also slightly fragrant.

Because it belongs to the Darwin Hybrid Group, it has better perennial potential than many Triumph, Parrot, Double Late, and Single Late cultivars.

Its richer coloring makes it a good choice for gardeners who find very pale pink tulips too subdued.

💗 Pink Diamond Tulips

Pink Diamond Tulips bring pink color into late spring.

This Single Late cultivar produces tall goblet-shaped flowers in luminous rosy pink.

Paler petal edges can give the blooms additional depth.

Published height descriptions vary, but plants are generally somewhere in the range of roughly 18 to 26 inches depending on growing conditions.

Their long stems make Pink Diamond useful toward the middle or back of borders and excellent for cutting.

The simple flower form also makes Pink Diamond an ideal companion for heavily double or feathered late tulips.

🌸 Angelique Tulips

Angelique Tulips are among the best-known pink Double Late tulips.

Their flowers contain layer after layer of pale blush-pink petals, often with deeper rose accents and occasional green near the base.

Fully opened blooms resemble small peonies.

Plants generally reach around 16 to 18 inches tall and flower late in spring.

Angelique is particularly suited to cottage gardens, romantic borders, containers, and cutting gardens.

Its soft color also makes it one of the easiest pink tulips to combine with white, lavender, or deep purple.

📅 How to Create a Long Pink Tulip Season

Planting several pink tulip groups can extend the display through much of spring.

A simple sequence could include:

Early to mid-spring: Apricot Beauty.

Early to mid-spring: Queen of Marvel.

Mid-spring: Pink Impression and Rosy Delight.

Late spring: Pink Diamond.

Late spring: Angelique.

Exact flowering times vary according to climate and weather.

A warm spring can cause different groups to overlap heavily, while cool temperatures may prolong the season.

You do not need to create a perfectly timed sequence.

The goal is to plant cultivars from several flowering groups rather than choosing six pink varieties that all bloom at the same time.

🌱 Which Pink Tulips Come Back Best?

Among large-flowered pink tulips, Darwin Hybrids are some of the strongest choices for repeat flowering.

That makes varieties such as Pink Impression and Rosy Delight particularly valuable.

Darwin Hybrid tulips often remain productive for more years than many heavily bred tulip groups when grown in favorable conditions.

Fosteriana tulips and many species tulips are also relatively strong perennial performers, and several pink choices occur within those groups.

By contrast, Single Early, Double Early, Triumph, Single Late, Double Late, Parrot, and Fringed tulips often produce their best display for a more limited number of years.

They are still botanically perennial, but their vigor may decline.

🌷 Are Pink Tulips Perennials?

Yes.

Tulips are perennial bulbs, including pink cultivars.

However, many modern garden tulips do not behave like permanent garden perennials.

A cultivar may flower magnificently for a few years and then gradually produce smaller flowers or leaves without blooms.

Darwin Hybrids, Fosteriana tulips, and many species tulips generally offer better long-term performance.

This distinction is worth remembering when buying bulbs.

If your priority is flower form or a particular shade of pink, occasional bulb replacement may be worthwhile.

If longevity is the priority, favor groups known for stronger perennial behavior.

🌸 Creating a Blush-Pink Tulip Garden

A blush garden uses pale pink rather than saturated rose or magenta.

Angelique is an excellent centerpiece.

Add white tulips, creamy flowers, and soft green foliage to keep the palette light.

Other good companions include:

White daffodils
White hyacinths
Pale violas
White alliums
Forget-me-nots
Silver foliage

Avoid too many bright primary colors if you want the planting to retain its soft appearance.

One small amount of dark purple can be especially effective because it provides contrast without changing the overall romantic character.

🌹 Creating a Deep-Pink Tulip Garden

Deep rose and raspberry tulips create a much stronger display.

Queen of Marvel and Rosy Delight are useful starting points.

Deep pink works beautifully with:

Purple
Burgundy
White
Cream
Dark green foliage
Near-black tulips

You can also mix deep and pale pink together.

This creates depth while preserving an overall monochromatic theme.

For the strongest result, plant substantial groups of each cultivar rather than mixing every bulb individually.

🤍 Pink and White Tulips

Pink and white are natural companions.

The combination can be romantic, elegant, or extremely simple depending on the varieties selected.

Pale Angelique flowers look particularly beautiful with white Double Late tulips such as Mount Tacoma.

Pink Diamond can be paired with white Single Late cultivars for a taller late-season combination.

Apricot Beauty works well with creamy-white early tulips.

Our White Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide includes more white options.

💜 Pink and Purple Tulips

Purple gives pink more depth.

Pale pink combined with rich violet creates a romantic cottage-garden display.

Deep pink beside almost-black purple produces something much more dramatic.

Good purple companions include:

Our Purple Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide includes additional ideas for building this palette.

🖤 Pink and Nearly Black Tulips

Pink and nearly black create one of the most dramatic tulip combinations.

The trick is to pair cultivars with similar bloom times and complementary flower forms.

Angelique and Black Hero are particularly effective together.

Both belong to the Double Late Group and produce peony-like blooms, but Angelique is pale blush while Black Hero is extremely dark reddish-purple.

Pink Diamond and Queen of Night provide another strong combination.

Both have simpler late-season flowers, creating a cleaner look.

Black Parrot Tulips can add additional texture if you want a more extravagant border.

💛 Pink and Yellow Tulips

Pink and yellow create a cheerful spring garden.

The combination can become very bright, so using softer shades often gives the best result.

Blush pink looks beautiful with pale butter yellow.

Deeper rose can handle stronger gold.

Midseason Rosy Delight can be paired with Golden Apeldoorn Tulips for a large-flowered Darwin Hybrid display.

Late Pink Diamond can be combined with Big Smile Tulips.

Angelique and Yellow Pomponette Tulips produce a particularly lush Double Late combination.

See our Yellow Tulips: Best Varieties, Meaning & Growing Guide for more yellow choices.

🍑 Pink and Apricot Tulips

Pink and apricot naturally blend into one another.

Apricot Beauty already demonstrates how attractive that transition can be within a single flower.

Use pale pink, peach, salmon, and apricot together for a warm pastel border.

Cream and white can be added to prevent the palette from becoming too saturated.

This combination works especially well in cottage gardens and around patios where subtle differences in flower color can be appreciated up close.

🌿 Pink and Green Tulips

Green brings out the freshness in pink tulips.

Greenland Tulips combine rose-pink petals with prominent green streaking.

Green Wave Tulip Flowers provide an even more elaborate combination of green, creamy white, and lilac pink.

Both can serve as bridges between solid-pink flowers and surrounding green foliage.

Pale pink and green are particularly effective in naturalistic or romantic gardens.

🌈 Designing With Pink Tulips

Pink is one of the easiest tulip colors to design with because it can be either warm or cool.

For a soft palette, combine pink with:

White
Cream
Pale lavender
Apricot
Soft green

For stronger contrast, use:

Purple
Near-black
Yellow
Burgundy

For a monochromatic garden, combine several shades of pink but vary the flower forms.

Use simple cups, double flowers, pointed Lily-Flowered tulips, and Parrot varieties.

This prevents an all-pink planting from looking flat.

🌸 Companion Plants for Pink Tulips

Pink tulips combine easily with many spring plants.

Good companions include:

Daffodils
Hyacinths
Grape hyacinths
Forget-me-nots
Violas
Pansies
Primroses
Alliums
Wallflowers
Bleeding hearts

Later-growing perennials can gradually conceal fading tulip leaves.

Useful choices include:

Catmint
Hardy geraniums
Salvia
Hostas
Daylilies
Coreopsis

Allow enough light to reach the tulip foliage until it naturally declines.

☀️ How Much Sun Do Pink Tulips Need?

Most pink tulips grow best in full sun.

Aim for at least six hours of direct spring sunlight when possible.

Some varieties tolerate light shade.

Early tulips can also perform beneath deciduous trees because they complete much of their growth before the canopy becomes dense.

Sunlight remains important after flowering.

If you intend to keep the bulbs, allow the green leaves to continue receiving light so they can replenish stored energy.

🌱 Best Soil for Pink Tulips

Pink tulips need well-drained soil.

Fertile loam or sandy loam is ideal, but many tulips tolerate other soil types as long as excess moisture drains away.

Constantly saturated ground increases the risk of bulb rot.

Heavy clay can be improved, but raised beds or containers may be easier where drainage is persistently poor.

Tulips can tolerate a fairly broad soil pH range.

Drainage is generally more important than achieving a precise pH.

🍂 When to Plant Pink Tulip Bulbs

Plant pink tulips in fall after the soil has cooled.

Tulips need a period of winter cold before producing normal spring growth and flowers.

There is usually little reason to plant the bulbs into warm soil very early in autumn.

In colder regions, bulbs can often be planted relatively late as long as the ground remains workable.

Gardeners in mild-winter climates may need pre-chilled bulbs or may need to provide a chilling period before planting.

🪴 How Deep Should Pink Tulips Be Planted?

For standard garden tulips, approximately 6 to 8 inches deep is a useful general planting guideline.

Individual cultivar instructions may recommend somewhat shallower planting, commonly around 4 to 6 inches.

Bulb size, climate, and soil conditions can all affect the ideal depth.

Place the pointed end upward.

Space standard bulbs around 4 to 6 inches apart.

Smaller species tulips generally require shallower planting than large hybrid bulbs.

🌷 How Many Pink Tulips Should You Plant Together?

Pink tulips generally look better in groups than planted as isolated flowers.

Five to seven bulbs can create a small accent.

Ten to fifteen bulbs provide much stronger color.

Large beds may contain dozens of bulbs of one cultivar.

For a natural-looking display, plant bulbs in broad clusters or drifts instead of rigid single rows.

If you are mixing several pink varieties, keep each cultivar in a recognizable group.

That allows differences in shade and flower form to remain visible.

🪴 Growing Pink Tulips in Containers

Pink tulips are excellent container plants.

Compact cultivars such as Queen of Marvel are particularly easy to use in pots.

Apricot Beauty also performs beautifully near patios and entrances where its subtle coloring and fragrance can be appreciated.

Angelique is another outstanding container choice because its enormous pale-pink flowers create substantial impact.

Use containers with generous drainage holes and a freely draining growing medium.

For an elegant pot, plant one pink cultivar alone.

For a mixed container, add white, purple, or cream tulips with a similar flowering period.

✂️ Are Pink Tulips Good Cut Flowers?

Yes.

Many pink cultivars are excellent for cutting.

Pink Impression and Rosy Delight provide large Darwin Hybrid flowers.

Pink Diamond offers tall stems.

Angelique gives arrangements a lush peony-like appearance.

Apricot Beauty contributes softer coloring and fragrance.

Cut tulips once the buds have developed clear color but before the flowers fully open.

Tulips continue elongating after harvest, so stems may curve and move within the vase.

Pink tulips combine beautifully with white, cream, purple, burgundy, and fresh green foliage.

💐 Best Pink Tulips for Bouquets

The best variety depends on the style of arrangement you want.

For classic tulip bouquets, choose Pink Diamond or Pink Impression.

For romantic arrangements, Angelique is difficult to beat.

For warm pastel arrangements, Apricot Beauty adds peach and salmon tones.

For deeper rose color, Rosy Delight works beautifully.

For compact double flowers, Queen of Marvel provides intense cherry-pink color.

Combining two or three shades of pink can be more interesting than using a single tone.

💧 How to Water Pink Tulips

Water after planting if the soil is dry.

Natural fall, winter, and spring precipitation may provide much of the moisture required.

During prolonged dry periods in spring, provide supplemental water.

The goal is moist but well-drained soil.

Avoid keeping bulbs saturated.

As the foliage begins to yellow after flowering, reduce supplemental irrigation.

Tulip bulbs generally benefit from comparatively dry conditions during summer dormancy.

🌿 Do Pink Tulips Need Fertilizer?

Tulips growing in reasonably fertile soil often require little additional fertilizer.

If soil fertility is poor, apply an appropriate bulb fertilizer according to label directions.

Avoid excessive nitrogen.

Heavy nitrogen feeding can encourage foliage without producing a corresponding improvement in flowers.

If you want bulbs to return, healthy foliage after flowering is particularly important.

Those leaves replenish energy stored inside the bulb.

🌿 What to Do After Pink Tulips Bloom

Remove spent flower heads if you intend to retain the bulbs.

Leave the green foliage in place.

The leaves continue photosynthesizing after flowering and help rebuild the bulb for the following season.

Wait until the foliage naturally becomes yellow or brown before removing it.

Do not braid, tie, or cut healthy green leaves simply to make the bed look tidier.

Later-growing perennials can gradually hide declining foliage.

🔄 Do Pink Tulips Come Back Every Year?

Some pink tulips return much more reliably than others.

Darwin Hybrid cultivars such as Pink Impression and Rosy Delight are among the better options for repeat flowering.

Fosteriana and many species tulips also have relatively strong perennial potential.

Many Single Early, Double Early, Triumph, Single Late, Double Late, Parrot, and Fringed cultivars may flower for several years before gradually declining.

Full sun, good drainage, natural foliage dieback, and relatively dry summer conditions all improve the odds of successful return.

🪴 Should You Dig Up Pink Tulip Bulbs?

You do not necessarily need to lift every tulip bulb each year.

Strong perennial cultivars can often remain in well-drained ground.

However, lifting may be useful where summers are wet, garden beds receive frequent irrigation, or a particular cultivar begins performing poorly.

Wait until the foliage naturally dies.

Lift bulbs carefully and discard anything soft, badly damaged, or rotten.

Allow healthy bulbs to dry and store them somewhere cool, dry, and well ventilated until fall planting.

🌱 Propagating Pink Tulips

Tulip bulbs can produce smaller offsets around the parent bulb.

These daughter bulbs may be separated during summer dormancy.

Larger offsets can be replanted in fall.

Small bulbs may require several growing seasons before reaching flowering size.

For named cultivars such as Angelique, Pink Diamond, or Rosy Delight, propagation by offsets is the practical way to retain the parent plant’s characteristics.

Seed-grown tulips take much longer to flower and may not resemble the original cultivar.

🐿️ Common Pink Tulip Pests

Pink tulips face the same pest problems as other tulips.

Potential problems include:

Squirrels
Slugs
Aphids
Stem and bulb eelworm
Deer
Rabbits

Squirrels may dig freshly planted bulbs.

Deer can quickly remove flowers and foliage after plants emerge.

Where squirrels are persistent, protective mesh can help discourage digging while still allowing shoots to grow through.

🦠 Common Pink Tulip Diseases

Tulip fire and bulb rot are among the most important diseases affecting tulips.

Tulip fire can cause distorted shoots, spotted foliage, and damaged flowers.

Bulb rot is particularly problematic in wet, poorly drained soil.

Begin with firm, healthy bulbs.

Avoid planting bulbs that are soft, heavily moldy, or clearly decayed.

Excellent drainage is one of the most effective preventative measures.

⚠️ Are Pink Tulips Toxic?

Pink tulips should not be eaten.

Like other tulips, they contain compounds that can cause irritation or illness if ingested.

The bulbs contain particularly concentrated amounts.

Tulips may also cause skin irritation in sensitive gardeners.

Keep unplanted bulbs away from children and pets likely to chew them, and consider wearing gloves when planting or handling large quantities.

❓ Pink Tulip FAQ

What do pink tulips symbolize?

Pink tulips are commonly associated with affection, happiness, admiration, care, and good wishes. Flower meanings are traditions rather than universal rules.

Do pink tulips mean love?

They can. Pink usually suggests gentler affection or romantic warmth, while red tulips have a stronger association with passionate love.

What are the best pink tulips?

Excellent varieties include Apricot Beauty, Queen of Marvel, Pink Impression, Rosy Delight, Pink Diamond, and Angelique.

Which pink tulips bloom earliest?

Apricot Beauty and Queen of Marvel are among the earlier choices because they belong to the Single Early and Double Early groups.

Which pink tulips bloom in mid-spring?

Pink Impression and Rosy Delight are excellent midseason Darwin Hybrid varieties.

Which pink tulips bloom late?

Pink Diamond and Angelique provide excellent late-spring pink flowers.

Which pink tulip comes back best?

Pink Impression and Rosy Delight are strong choices because Darwin Hybrid tulips generally perennialize better than many other large-flowered modern groups.

Which pink tulip looks like a peony?

Angelique produces large pale-pink Double Late flowers with a distinctly peony-like appearance.

Which pink tulip is fragrant?

Apricot Beauty is known for its sweet fragrance, and Rosy Delight can also be fragrant.

Which pink tulip is best for cutting?

Several are excellent. Pink Diamond provides long stems, while Pink Impression, Rosy Delight, Angelique, and Apricot Beauty all make attractive cut flowers.

Are pink tulips good for Mother’s Day?

Yes. Their modern associations with affection, appreciation, happiness, and care make pink tulips especially appropriate for Mother’s Day when they are seasonally available.

Are pink tulips romantic?

Yes. Pale pink can feel gently romantic, while deeper rose and magenta varieties create a stronger romantic effect.

Can pink tulips grow in pots?

Yes. Most garden tulips can be grown successfully in containers with adequate drainage and winter chilling.

Do pink tulips need full sun?

Most perform best in full sun, although some can tolerate light shade.

How deep should pink tulip bulbs be planted?

About 6 to 8 inches is a useful general guideline for standard garden tulips, although cultivar-specific recommendations sometimes call for planting around 4 to 6 inches deep.

What colors look best with pink tulips?

White, cream, purple, nearly black, apricot, yellow, lavender, and green all pair beautifully with pink.

🌸 Are Pink Tulips Worth Growing?

Pink tulips offer one of the broadest and most useful color ranges in the tulip garden.

They can be barely pink or intensely rose-colored, simple or extravagantly double, compact or tall, early flowering or among the last tulips of spring.

That variety makes pink particularly well suited to a season-long planting.

Begin with Apricot Beauty for soft salmon and peach tones and Queen of Marvel for rich double pink flowers. Continue into mid-spring with Pink Impression and Rosy Delight, both of which offer the stronger perennial potential associated with Darwin Hybrids. Finish with tall Pink Diamond and peony-like Angelique.

Pink is also exceptionally easy to combine.

Use white for a clean romantic garden, purple for richer contrast, nearly black tulips for drama, yellow for a cheerful spring display, or apricot and cream for a warm pastel border.

For gardeners who want to build a tulip collection around one color without sacrificing variety, pink is one of the best choices available.