Top 10 Showstopping Tulips Bulbs to Plant for Spring Color
Plant these tulips in fall for an explosion of color when spring arrives. They’ll look spectacular arranged in a bouquet or in a vase.
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La Belle Epoque
Type: Double (peony flowered)
Bloom time: Late spring
Double tulips—both early and late—present extra flower power. The blooms grow up to 4 inches across, and many offer interesting scents.
Why we love it: La Belle Epoque has a fresh color palette. Dusky rose, peach, caramel and butterscotch tones ripple quietly throughout this beauty, which pales over time. Here’s 5 more great new bulbs to plant in fall for spring blooms.
Where to buy it: Brent and Becky’s Bulbs
Mary Ann
Type: Greigii
Bloom time: Early spring
Low-growing greigii tulips are native to Central Asia. Their striped, wavy leaves are as big an attraction as their cup-shaped flowers, which splay wide open in sun and then close up at night. Some gardeners find greigii to be more long-lived compared to other tulip types.
Why we love it: Mary Ann is a head turner, with magenta and white petals that mature to pale pink and raspberry. Blue-gray-green leaves are delicately striped with burgundy.
Where to buy it: Longfield Gardens
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