Below is our palette of tulips which will be available in the autumn of this year. Most of these will be available as bulbs, ready to be planted ASAP. Later (in the spring), they will be only available in pots to guarantee that you get blooms.
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This beauty boasts stunning, big, billowy fully-double peony-like blooms in shades of deep wine-purple. A recent introduction, a cross between strong-growing parents ‘Monte Carlo’ and ‘Negrita,’, this beauty does her pedigree proud, offering weeks of vibrant colour in the garden and a lengthy vase life indoors. The vigorous bulbs may produce three or more Peony-shaped flowers each. Early. 16”
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This recent introduction, dark maroon-purple, almost ebony, Triumph tulip is glossy, stately, elegant, and accentuated by a dark stem. The darkest tulip we know, very similar to Queen of Night, but it blooms earlier in the season. Triumph tulips are a combination of both Early and Late Single tulips, offering all the best features of each: medium-tall height, strong sturdy stems, a rainbow of colour choices, and are easily grown in beds or containers and make lovely cut flowers. 18-20”
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This Triumph Tulip brings splashes of color to the mid-late spring garden with its large and long-lasting, ivory-white flowers delicately painted with deep wine-coloured flames, each bloom with it’s own unique pattern. Flowers are an elegant, traditional shape and are borne on sturdy, long stems that will withstand wind and rain. 18-22”
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This sweetheart is our personal favourite of the Van Eijk family, a group of early blooming Darwin Hybrids which feature large, classic blooms on strong stems. Darwin’s are known as the best and most popular group for landscape use, featuring the strongest perennial qualities among the hybrids, and this lovely creates a truly elegant display in the garden or vase. 18”
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Very large, yet supremely elegant lily-shaped blossoms of sunset-flamed soft rosy-pink, blending to soft yellow on the petals’ edges. When closed, they have a quiet sculptural quality, but in the sun, with their petals unfurled, they look like a flock of exotic birds taking flight! One of the tallest of the Single Late tulips, she sports a sturdy, strong stem that will withstand wind and rain. 24-30”
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Resembling a lily-flowered tulip, this incredibly pretty bloom shows off deep magenta-pink pointed petals with soft green and purple feathering and a delicate outward flare. Blooming in late spring, this spectacular member of the Viridiflora group enjoys long lasting blooms (3 weeks) and adds an elegant touch in the garden or in the vase. 20”
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This recently introduction provides a highly romantic display in early-mid spring with its large, double, fluffy white flowers, delicately green and cream flamed. While looking like a peony-flowered tulip, it is actually a member of the Fosteriana group, famed for its large, early blooms, sturdy stems, and strong reliability- coming back year after year. 14-16″
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Dramatic, double, peony-like flowers, densely packed with rich burgundy petals perfectly edged in shimmering white. Looking almost like roses with their double set of petals, the blossoms mature to a deep mauve, bringing charm and romance to the late spring garden. 18”
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Standing out, award-winning ‘Artist’ is truly an unusual tulip with its amazing golden-orange flowers and soft green feathering. Sturdy and reliable, its overall flower shape is cupped to about 3” across. Blooming in late spring, this spectacular member of the Viridiflora (Latin for green flower) group enjoys long lasting blooms (3 weeks!) and will look ravishing in a vase. 12”
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An incredibly beautiful, heirloom lily-flowered tulip featuring a creamy yellow flower with pointed and slightly reflexed petals with a delicate, warm pink flush. It is extremely elegant and graceful when swaying in the late spring breeze. First introduced in 1953 by Nieuwenhuis Bros., a well-acclaimed breeder of many wonderful lily-flowered tulips.
“The flowers are graceful goblets held aloft triumphantly like treasures on tall stems, and the petals are cream tinted with pale lavender. I have enjoyed this tulip so much that I know I’m in danger if being sucked back into liking tulips again.” ~Frans Manos
Plant in a wind protected location where it will create dazzling harmonies with other late-season bulbs. 20”
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Parrot Tulips
Ranked as one of the top rewarded tulips for its excellence and easy culture, this award-winner is one of the most fabulous tulips with its over-sized apricot-pink petals flushed with green and yellow stripes, and wavy-edged and fringed like feathers. As its large flower is exposed to the sun over time, it opes so wide that it almost flattens out, revealing its brilliant colours. Blooming in late spring, this spectacular, slightly fragrant tulip belongs to the Parrot group. 16-24”Early season. 22-24″
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These beauties live up to their name, offering fantastic colour and a unique shape. Each 5” bloom is truly unique, with soft cerise-red petals heavily flushed with golden orange edges and interiors, elegantly held atop sturdy stems. When fully open on a sunny day, they create an amazing display. Parrot tulips are named for their feather-like, ruffled petals. These exotically frilled flowers make the perfect addition to any garden. Blooming mid-late spring, they also look spectacular in cut-flower bouquets. 16-18”
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This award-winner is a dazzling, whimsically-shaped tulip with fragrant dark purple flowers, almost flamed, and edged in black. As its large flower is exposed to the sun, it opens so wide that it almost flattens out, revealing its brilliant, irrestible colours. Parrot tulips are named for their feather-like, ruffled petals. These exotically frilled flowers make the perfect addition to any garden. Blooms late spring, and look spectacular in cut-flower bouquets. 16-24”
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The ‘secret’ about Secret Parrot is that it is a fully-double parrot hybrid with petal upon petal of ruffled gorgeousness! Named for their feather-like, ruffled petals, these large and exotically frilled flowers grace the late spring garden. The petals are almost metallic, with highlights of green, raspberry, and blue, and a sunny day brings an extra treat when the flowers open completely creating a lavish floral effect. 16”
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As stylish as the iconic pop star, this fabulous new parrot tulip flaunts fiery red petals with blue-black feathering and plenty of twists and curls. Parrots are at their best in a vase, where they are free to express their flamboyant personalities. Blooming in late spring, it will create a showstopper in the garden. 18-20″
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Botanical Tulips
If you favour the unique, then you must grow the botanical tulip ‘Danique’. It sports beautiful, multi-flowering star-shaped blooms with petals that are predominately dusky, peach-pink, and centres of black and yellow—which make a fabulous contrast. Like all botanical, or species tulips, it is strongly perennial—in other words, it will permanently colonize an area when in a position it likes, unlike many of the large hybrid tulips. Early-mid season bloom. 6-8”
Small and delicate, Tulipa pulchella ‘Persian Pearl’ is a real delight in the garden with its starry flowers opening to expose their bright golden heart in full sun. Quite short, this gem still makes a striking impact with its lovely colour combination: magenta-rose on the outside, and cyclamen-purple on the inside- a beautiful sight! Like all botanical, or species tulips, it is strongly perennial—in other words, it will permanently colonize an area when it’s in a position it likes, unlike many of the large hybrid tulips. Early season bloom. 6-8”
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Adding a grace note to spring gardens is this fragrant dwarf botanical tulip, which blooms low to the ground and attracts pollinators. The soft raspberry pink blossoms have pointed petal tips and white and bluish black centers. Species tulips are diminutive beauties ideal for niches in terraces, beneath deciduous trees and shrubs, and in rockeries or containers. With good drainage and lots of sun, they are especially long-lived. 4-6”
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A delicate beauty with a charming form and unique coloration. Species tulips are strong naturalizers, and this multi-flowering variety produces up to three blossoms per stem. 8-12”
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Multi-flowering, this charming tulip makes a striking impact with its brilliant, copper-yellow flowers, up to 5 per bulb! In the sunshine, the completely opened flower forms a beautiful star, and it demurely closes up in the evening or on cloudy days. Blooming in mid spring, the blossoms are borne on short, robust stems. It naturalizes easily, coming back year after year. 10-12”
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White oblong buds open wide to greet a sunny day and reveal star-shaped petals with wide yellow centers. Not to be outdone by its charming flowers, its variegated foliage blades flash green and yellow. Foliage may be outlined and tinted with red during cooler temperatures. Like other species tulips, Interaction is an excellent naturalizer. 4-6”
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We are ridiculously happy to have found a source for Woodland tulips (Tulipa sylvestris), a 16th century heirloom. It’s a tall botanical tulip (12”) with arching or nodding golden yellow buds with green mid ribs opening upwards to starry blooms with pointed petals. It’s perfect for wildflower meadows or under trees in dappled light. Like all botanical tulips, they are strongly perennial and will naturalize when happy (unlike the large Dutch hybrids), coming back year after year, and each stem can produce many nodding, fragrant blooms.
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Resembling candy canes, this lovely award winning bi-colour tulip can make you swoon. Sending up small, slender upright leaves and eye-catching, narrow and pointed, white flowers striped with cherry red lines on their outer petals. The blossoms close at night or on cloudy days but completely open on sunny days, forming a perfect star. Like all botanical tulips, wet, windy weather during its flowering period in mid spring will have little effect on the blooms. It naturalizes easily and will form larger colonies with each passing year. 12”
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The award-winning Golden Lady Tulip (T. clusiana var. chrysantha) sports slender flowers with brick-red outer petals and inner petals of sulphur yellow and vermilion, perching atop grey-green grass-like foliage. Blooming 1-3 per stem, when the flowers open wide in the sunshine, they form a golden-yellow star up to 4” across- a lovely sight indeed. Botanical tulips are diminutive beauties ideal for niches in terraces, beneath deciduous trees and shrubs, and in rock gardens. With good drainage and lots of sun, they are especially long-lived. 8”
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An exquisite selection of Tulipa orphanidea, ‘Lizzy’ displays bright, cardinal-red, six-pointed starry blooms that open fully to the spring sun to reveal the dark, contrasting centre. Although a miniature tulip, this vivacious tulip puts on an extravagant show despite its small size. For those seeking a truly natural look, these miniature beauties are a wonderful choice. Derived from wild species and commercially propagated, miniature botanical tulips naturalize well and you can leave them in the same spot for years where they will form a beautiful floral blanket when planted close together. 6”
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