Immerse yourself in the fascinating variety of tulips. This overview introduces you to all the important species and the most beautiful varieties with their names. Discover your new favorite tulips for the lavish spring garden here.

There are countless different types of tulips, which not only differ in flower color and shape

Wild Tulips

The probably longest-lived tulip varieties with the earliest flowering time of all types come together under the designation wild tulips or botanical tulips. Equipped with a robust constitution, strong flower stalks and plenty of stamina, the ideal varieties for naturalizing are hidden behind the following names.

  • Fusilier, a Tulipa praestans that delights us with 3 bright red flowers per stem
  • Vineyard Tulip, a classic that presents its yellow flowers from March
  • Dwarf Star Tulip features yellow and white flowers on dainty 10 cm stems

Kaufmanniana Tulips

These spring beauties are also known as water lily tulips. In this way, the wide-spreading flowers with pointed petals are taken into account. As early as March, the following varieties delight us with their colorful splendor and dainty 25 cm growth:

  • Early Harvest boasts bright red petals as one of the first tulips in the garden
  • Heart's Delight makes our hearts beat faster with pink flowers that are decorated with a yellow center
  • ice sticks; The tulips could not have received a more appropriate name with white, dark pink and yellow flowers

Fosteriana Tulips

Their hallmark is a yellow-edged black basal spot surrounded by brightly colored petals. Thanks to a growth height of 30-40 cm, the following varieties are also impressive as cut flowers in the vase from April.

  • Flaming Purissima with a fine play of colors from raspberry red and creamy white
  • Orange Emperor sets bright orange accents that are visible from afar
  • Purissima, whose middle name 'White Emperor' leaves no questions unanswered

Darwin Tulips

The following hybrids combine the luminosity of Fosteriana tulips with the vitality of Darwin tulips. Its flowering period extends from the end of April to mid-May with flower stalks up to 60 cm high.

  • Parade, one of the longest-lived varieties of tulips with golden yellow flowers
  • Apeldoorn Elite, a premium variety with red flowers edged with yellow
  • Pink Impression for a sea of pink flowers in beds and pots

Lily-flowered Tulips

This overview introduces you to successful breeds that combine the advantages of several types of tulips. With up to 60 cm, the slender flowers stretch towards the spring sun from the beginning of May.

  • Ballade, a dream in magenta and white in all sunny locations
  • Fly away makes the bed glow with orange-red, yellow flowers
  • Greenstar boasts white, green flamed petals

Parrot Tulips

Created at the whim of Mother Nature, parrot tulips boast wavy, slit or fringed petals within the species overview. With a flowering period in May, these varieties herald the summer high season in the bed and on the balcony.

  • Black Parrot, the historical tulip variety with dark purple, fringed flowers
  • With violet flowers, Blue Parrot almost comes close to the desired blue tulip color
  • Estella Rijnveld, one of the oldest parrot tulips with red and white marbled flowers

Viridiflora Tulips

In this overview of the most beautiful tulip species and varieties, the late-blooming Viridiflora Tulipa should not be missing. When they unfold their flamed green blossoms on stems that are 30 to 55 cm high from mid-May, they attract everyone's attention.

  • Eye Catcher lives up to her name with orange-red, green flamed flowers
  • Flaming spring green enchants with a flaming play of colors in dark red and white
  • Yellow Springgreen enters the garden stage with yellow-green blossoms

tips

With all the enthusiasm for the beauty of tulip species, we must not overlook the poisonous content. Wearing protective gloves for all planting and care work is strongly recommended. Regular contact with the sap of tulips can cause skin dermatitis.

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