So many tulips, so little time.
‘National Velvet’ Tulip
Photograph by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
‘National Velvet’ belongs to the Triumph class of tulips, known for sturdy stems and cupped, chalice flowers.
Analita Tulip
Diminutive Analita Tulip is a new offering from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs; it “opens pink with a darker center and then changes as it matures to white, pink and golden petals.” Suitable for growing zones from 2 to 9, it it $15.75 for 25 bulbs.
‘Mount Tacoma’ Tulip
Mount Tacoma is a fragrant double tulip, with white petals “subtly adorned with green feathering,” notes grower Van Engelen. Introduced in 1924, looks more like a peony than a tulip and is hardy in growing zones from 3 to 7; 100 bulbs for $40.75.
Photograph by Steph & Teddy Gravell via Flickr.
Photograph by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
Tulipa clusiana ‘Peppermint Stick’ opens in the morning and closes as the day wanes. One of the rarest tulip bulbs offered by Old House Gardens, delicate red and white Tulipa clusiana has a history dating back to 1607.
Clusiana Tulip
Lily-flowered Aladdin (registered in 1942) is a new introduction from White Flower Far; hardy in zones 4 to 8, 10 bulbs are $11.50 from White Flower Farm.
Aladdin Tulip
Photograph by Carol VanHook via Flickr.
Estella Rijnveld Tulip
A parrot tulip with ruffly feathers, Estella Rijnveld was introduced in the 1950s.
Sylvestris Tulip
Photograph by Cristina Sanvito via Flickr.
Yellow Tulipa sylvestris. With a fragrance that smells like violets, Tulipa Sylvestris is a wildflower.
Tulipa ‘Gavota’ Liliaceae has an “unusual form and coloration…with classically shaped flowers with somewhat pointed petals that are royal, deep red with broad yellow margins.” It is hardy in growing zones from 3 to 8; a bag of 25 bulbs is $13 from K. von Bourgundien and Sons.
Gavota Tulip
Photograph by Ryan Somma via Flickr.
Photograph by Steph & Teddy Gravell via Flickr.
Princess Irene Tulip
A single, early tulip, ‘Princess Irene’ has orange petals softened by tinges of purple; 25 bulbs for $18 from Dutch Grown. Get more ideas on how to plant, grow, and care for various bulbs and tubers with our Bulbs & Tubers: A Field Guide.