15 UNIQUE TULIPS TO ADD TO YOUR GARDEN

Tulips are something I look forward to every year.  Not just the spring blooms, but planting season as well! The first summer we moved back to the farm I had read Erin Benzakein’s “Cut Flower Garden” and was instantly fascinated with all the beautiful varieties of spring bulbs! I placed my first order for an array of different tulip and narcissus bulbs and then anxiously waited for October to come so I could begin planting!

Tulips come in what seems like an endless number of choices when you begin to sit down to make an order. While most recognizably coming in a single layer of 5 petals in a single bright spring color, there are actually so many shapes, sizes, textures and colors available! I love the classic tulip that you think of when you think of spring, but sometimes it’s nice to add a little variety to this classic mainstay in the spring garden! I have compiled a list of some of my favorite tulips that I have in the cutting garden! I tried to pick from varieties with a long stem length, reliable vase life, and a mixture of color and texture choices!

Drumline

Renown Unique

Gudoshnik Double

Aveyron

Crème Upstar

Rococo

Charming Beauty

Mount Tacoma

Angelique

Double Sugar

Copper Image

La Belle Epoque

Dream Touch

Black Hero

Menton

Some of these specialty cultivars are so unique looking, I have had some visitors in the gardens mistake them for a peony or rose! It’s fun to add a bit of a showstopper to your garden beds, but I want to advise you before you make the investment, some of these might not be the best choice for perennializing in your garden to come back every year. While I seem to have a favorable climate and conditions to have my tulips come back for several years in my garden beds, that might not be the case for everyone! Even with the risk, I love adding a few of these unique tulips every year to feature in my gardens!