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The Tulip ‘Apeldoorn’, ‘Tulipa darwin hybrid’, a fall planted bulb, is one of the most well-known tulips around the world! Its huge flowers grow on sturdy stems, and the brilliant red color makes this variety especially attractive. Darwin hybrid tulips are best known for their tall, strong stems, large long-lasting blooms and brilliant colors. They are great choices for bedding and make excellent cut flowers. These tulips perennialize well and perform well in warm climates. These tulips bloom in mid spring for a 3 week period. For the best effects, plant the bulbs in clusters of 5 to 15 bulbs of one variety, or scatter clusters throughout the garden or flower border. Tulips do best in well-drained soil. It is advisable not to plant tulips in the same location in the garden year after year. If possible, plant in a somewhat sheltered location. These tulips are excellent for warmer climatic zones. Tulips are excellent for mass planting, cut flowers, and borders.

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The Tulip ‘Mickey Mouse’, ‘Tulipa single early’, a fall planted bulb, produces a red tulip with splashes of yellow throughout the flower. The word single implies that cultivars in this class have only one flower with six petals. Single Early Tulips bloom in early spring and are good for rock gardens, beds, and borders. These tulips are the oldest group of Tulips in cultivation. Single early tulips are hardy and bloom on sturdy 10- to 12-inch stems.

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The Tulip ‘Hearts Delight’, ‘Tulipa Kaufmanniana’, a fall planted bulb, produces a tri-color flower. The large red and white flowers are unique and. when the blooms are completely opened you will see the yellow center. Tulips in this class have been developed from the Tulipa kaufmanniana species, which is native to Turkestan. They are some of the very earliest to flower. The flowers on short stems open in sunlight to form an almost flat hexagonal star. They are well suited for rock gardens and can be kept in the ground where they easily multiply. They flower in early spring.

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The Tulip ‘Mariette’, ‘Tulipa lily flowering’, a fall planted bulb, produces dark pink flowers. This variety is absolutely astonishing when the flowers are completely opened up. lily Flowering tulips have slender, urn shaped flowers with pointed tips. They are quite tall and known for their long-lasting elegant flowers. These tulips flower in mid spring and they are very popular as cut flowers. Do not prune foliage until it has died back. If flowers are used for bouquets leave as much of the foliage as possible on the plant. Lily flowering tulips reliably come back every year. Lily flowering tulips are not only reliable, but they also have a look of elegance. Lift the bulbs about every 5 years or so and replant when they become too crowded.

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