Even with intense competition from azaleas, lilacs and dogwoods, tulips remain the greatest stars of every April and May. Every garden and every girl in the spring will definitely be happy with a bouquet of tulips, because these flowers have a huge number of species for every taste!
Darwin Hybrid Tulips
Darwin hybrids produce strong buds on strong stems that are ideal for cutting, and the vibrant colors of these highly popular tulips show up beautifully in the landscape. Darwin hybrids usually thrive well for several years, making them some of the best perennial tulips for the garden. They bloom mid-season with all but the earliest daffodils. Resistant to wind and weather conditions.
Triumph tulips
Triumphs make up the largest tulip group, offering the widest range of colors. All have medium-length stems. They are good in containers as long as they are protected from freezing in cold places.
Double tulips
Long-lasting semi-double flowers, strikingly reminiscent of double peonies. They are all good as garden decorations or gifts. Early varieties bloom like daffodils, muscari and hyacinths. Shorter and earlier varieties are also great for pots, planters and window boxes (as long as they are protected from freezing).
Fringed tulips
Also known as "Crispus" Tulips. The flower petals are bordered with a very finely chopped fringe. Fringed tulips make unusual flower beds. Mid season to late flowering.
Fosteriana tulips
Fosterianas have exceptionally large, long flowers of intense color that create vibrant images. This group is very popular for landscaping in Europe, but not so well known in Russia. It is worth the effort to get to know these tulips because they are some of the best for long-term cultivation and naturalization, as well as for distillation. They bloom early and with their warm yellow and orange tones go well with varieties of bright flowers such as daffodils.
Greigii Tulips
They are reliable perennial tulips with beautiful foliage with purple spots or stripes that are attractive before the flowers bloom and stay that way even after that. Bowl-shaped flowers usually open wide, which makes them very beautiful. These exceptionally bright tulips are loved by florists for creating vibrant yet compact compositions. Blooming early and mid-season, they are ideal companions for daffodils, anemones and hyacinths in mid-season.
Kaufmanniana Tulips
They are long-lived perennial tulips that bloom very early, with early to mid-season daffodils. The flowers of most varieties open wide like a water lily. Some have variegated or striped foliage. They are suitable for pots, window boxes and garden pots (as long as frost-free).
Lily-flowered tulips
Very graceful and elegant flowers with pointed, curved petals creating a characteristic profile. These late flowering plants are great for bedding and cutting.
Parrot tulips
Flowers with feathery and jagged edges. From "parrots" stunning cut flowers are obtained, which are sure to delight every woman. These showy tulips are often depicted in European flower paintings. Because they are so large and plump, they need protection from wind and heavy rain. Most are a blend of Single Late and Triumph Tulips.
Single Early Tulips (Early)
These single-flowered tulips are among the first tulips to bloom, often with daffodils. Because they bloom in cooler weather, flowers tend to last longer than later tulips. They are ideal for hyacinths, violas, forget-me-nots and pansies. Single early tulips are great for forcing, they are also great for gardening and container planting (if the pots are frost-proof).
Single Late Tulips (Late)
These late flowering plants are good for bedding and trimming. Try planting them in your garden.
"French" Single Late Tulips (French)
We have separated these robust tulips from other solitary late varieties because they tend to grow taller. They are very strong perennials with pronounced oblong flowers with a long stem. As you can imagine, they are great for cutting. Because bulbs ripen earlier, they thrive in warmer climates.
Viridiflora tulips
These tulips are often considered a novelty because they are unusual, but connoisseurs have long appreciated their exquisite beauty. As the name suggests, their buds are green, often combined with a second complementary color. Both offered varieties bloom for a long time and just look unusual in flower arrangements. Late flowering.
Species Tulips
These diminutive beauties date back to the very first tulips, the small bulbs that gave rise to all the big, showy hybrids. These are by far the best tulips for naturalization. They are also great for rock gardens, and are good for containers as long as they are protected from freezing. Most are suitable for gardens.
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