(20) BLUSHING APELDOORN DARWIN HYBRID TULIPS

(20) BLUSHING APELDOORN DARWIN HYBRID TULIPS Description

DARWIN HYBRID TULIPS

 CATEGORYBLUSHING APELDOORN BLOOMSMAYHEIGHT60 CM

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

From A Distance, Blooming Blushing Apeldoorn Tulips Look Orange, But With Close Inspection, Their Golden Colour With Blushes Of Red Become Apparent. A Darwin Hybrid Tulip, Its Known For Its Tall, Sturdy Stems And Usually Not Used For Forcing In Containers.Perched Atop Extremely Tall Stems Above Broadly Lance-Shaped Leaves, The Elegant Blooms Have Six Pointed Petals (More Accurately Tepals). Each Tepal Is Golden Yellow With Varying Red Blush, Most Concentrated At Tepal Bases Or In A Thin Line On Upper Edges.

Darwin Tulips Are Known To Be The Most Weather Resistant Of All The Garden Tulips. They Are Also Among The Largest Blooming And Most Highly Valued Tulips Available Today. Popular For Their Immense, Goblet-Shaped Flowers On Top Tall, Sturdy Stems. Their Immaculate Blooms Make Quite An Impression As A Cut Flower. They Have Exceptional Perennial Qualities And Will Produce Many Lovely Flowers Year After Year. Darwin Hybrid Tulips Are The Most Poular Landscape Bulbs. Plant In Groups For A Truly Magnificent Show

They Were First Introduced In 1943 By The Dutch Hybidizer D.W.Lefeber And Tend To Be More Long Lived Than Many Other Tulip Hybrids.

Tulips Are Generally Easy To Grow. They Prefer Full To Part Sun And Require Average To Fertile Soil With Good Drainage. It Is Good To Let Their Green Tops Photosynthesize To Allow Them To Store Plenty Of Fuel For Next Springs Display. Once Their Leaves Start To Turn Yellow, They Can Be Cut To The Ground.

Plant 4-6 Inches Deep And Approx Space 8 Bulbs Per Square Foot