Tulipsare a overgenerous spring gift that all gardeners can give to themselves and to their neighborhoods with just a little advance planning . Whether you dictate your tulipbulbsas early as possible in summer through your favored provider , or you purchase them at the last minute of arc from the garden center just before the ground freeze , getting theminto the undercoat this fallwill give great dividends next spring . Listen in as Danielle , Carol , and our experts talk about some tulip varieties that would be surefire choices for a spectacularspring display .
Expert guest : Nick and Olivia Heltzel are the owners of Inch by Inch Permaculture in Wheelock , Vermont , where they grow tulips as a sustainable stinger - flower option for regional grocery and events .
Danielle’s Plants
‘ Claudia ’ tulip ( Tulipa‘Claudia ’ , Zones 3–7 )
‘ Alba Coerulea Oculata ’ species tulip ( Tulipa humilus‘Alba Coerulea Oculata ’ , Zones 4–8 )
‘ outpouring Green ’ tulip ( Tulipa‘Spring super acid ’ , Zones 3–7 )
‘ Red Riding Hood ’ Greig ’s tulip ( Tulipa greigii‘Red Riding Hood ’ , Zones 4–8 )
Carol’s Plants
‘ Princess Irene ’ tulip ( Tulipa‘Princess Irene ’ , Zones 3–8)‘Pretty Princess ’ tulip ( Tulipa‘Pretty Princess ’ , Zones 3–8 )
Link to Irvin Etienne ’s articleBright Ideas for Spring container
‘ Lady Jane ’ madam tulip ( Tulipa clusiana ‘ Lady Jane ’ , Zones 3–7 )
‘ Tangerine Beauty ’ species tulip ( Tulipa vvedenskyi ‘ Tangerine Beauty ’ , geographical zone 3–7 )
Expert’s Plants
‘ Dreamer ’ tulip ( Tulipa‘Dreamer ’ , geographical zone 3–8 )
‘ Pink Star ’ tulip ( Tulipa‘Pink Star ’ , Zones 3–8 )
‘ Apricot Parrot ’ tulip ( Tulipa‘Apricot Parrot ’ , Zones 3–7 )
‘ Verona ’ tulip ( Tulipa‘Verona ’ , zone 3–7 )
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‘Claudia’ tulip
‘Claudia’ tulip
‘Alba Coerulea Oculata’ species tulip
‘Red Riding Hood’ Greig’s tulip foliage
‘Red Riding Hood’ Greig’s tulip flower.Photo: Bluestone Perennials
Mix of ‘Princess Irene’ and ‘Pretty Princess’ tulip.Photo: Irvin Etienne
Mix of ‘Princess Irene’ and ‘Pretty Princess’ tulip.Photo: Irvin Etienne
‘Lady Jane’ lady tulip
‘Tangerine Beauty’ tulip
‘Dreamer’ tulip
‘Pink Star’ tulip
‘Apricot Parrot’ tulip
‘Verona’ tulip
