It’s not too early to start thinking about Spring!!! And what better way than with new Tulip Bulbs?
Fall is the time to plant spring flowering bulbs and why not make next spring extra pretty with new Tulip varieties?
Our NGB members’ newest tulip bulbs will look amazing in your garden. Order early, these bulbs will sell out fast!
5 Tips for Planting Tulips
- Grow in a loose, crumbly soil that is easy to work and very well drained. The well-drained part is critical because soggy tulip bulbs rot easily.
- Plant the tulips pointy side up 3-4″ apart and 6″ deep. To easily plant your tulips from a comfortable standing position, use the ProPlugger 5-IN-1 Planting Tool. It easily digs the perfect depth hole.
- Different varieties of tulips bloom at different times in the spring. Look to extend your spring flowering season by planting tulips in many different flowering times.
- Tulips bloom best in sunny locations.
- Plant your bulbs later in the season, say in November, to avoid the squirrel and chipmunk hoarding season. Plant later, but be sure to order early for best bulb selection!
Look for these New Tulips from our NGB Members…
Tulip Artist
Artist has amazing golden-orange flowers and soft green feathering on cupped blooms. Standing 12 inches tall on sturdy green stems, this is a regal addition to your landscape.
Tulip Brown Sugar
Its subtle sweet scent and reddish-brown petals that gradually turn to golden apricot edges makes this tulip ideal for bouquets and vases.
Tulip Carre
Carre is as graceful and stylish as the theater it was named after in Amsterdam. Its purple-lilac flower color is unique and with its dark, purple/black stem, it’s one of a kind.
Tulip Royal Virgin
Royal Virgin is a tulip with perfect form and smooth, snow-white petals, especially beautiful in lightly shaded areas. Good for mass plantings, on its own, or paired with any other color.
Tulip Lava Dynasty
Lava Dynasty produces shapely blooms with a delicate orange-apricot coloration and a halo of pure white at the base of each flower. Tall sturdy stems keep the fragrant tulips upright in the landscape.
Tulip Pittsburg
Rich purple, egg-shaped blooms are flushed with a smoky haze at the base, giving them an almost iridescent luster. This sturdy tulip has long-lasting flowers that are ideal for bouquets.
Tulip La Belle Epoque
The large dusky rose blooms are shaded with tones of cream and honey to form a very unique and elegant look that make it one-of-a-kind in your garden.
Tulip Orca
Orca are long-lasting, very fragrant blooms that change color. They begin a very pale honey orange and then become almost tangerine.
Tulips Chocolate Candy Collection
In this collection is a combination of dark purple tulips that almost look black with white and soft pink tulips. The colors are so different that they really stand out when fully in bloom.
Tulips Flirty Fleurs Paloma Collection
This collection by Alicia Schwede are singles, doubles, and parrots, solids and stripes, in a harmony of purple and burgundy hues. With more than 100 bulbs, you’ll create lots of beautiful arrangements.
Tulips Pride Mixture
A mix of all of the “Pride” tulips (Apricot Pride, Pink Pride, Purple Pride, Royal Pride, etc.) that look great together, match in height, bloom time, and are strong growers.
Tulips Pastel Parade Collection
Pastel Parade Tulip Blend is a pairing of tulip varieties Annie Schilder, Alibi and Strong Gold which are complimentary in blooming time, height and color to create a splash of color in your garden.
Which new tulips are your favorites?
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