While beautiful tulips are one of the first flowers to come to mind during spring as they pop up shortly after a long, chilly winter, it is essential to plan for these beauties and plant your tulip bulbs in the fall. While there are so many beautiful tulip varieties, there are a handful of gorgeous, unique tulips that every gardener should know about. This post is all about the 9 most beautiful tulips to plant this fall for a stunning spring display.
Margarita Tulip
Hands-down, one of the most beautiful tulips is the Margarita Tulip. Margarita Tulips are truly stunning in an early spring garden, where their shocking pink color shines. Online descriptions categorize Margarita Tulips as âvibrant magenta-purple with a magenta-pink sheenâ or âmagenta tones with rosy highlightsâ. It’s difficult to label the gorgeous, vibrant color of a Margarita Tulip!
Margarita Tulips are a dramatic, double, peony-like early bloomer that reach about 16 inches tall on very strong stems. This unique tulip variety has long-lasting flowers, grows well in containers, and is lightly fragrant. Because of Margarita Tulipâs bold color, I found it pairs really well with whites or creams.
- Bloom Time: Early Spring
- Height: 14-16″ Tall
- Class: Double Early
Night Club Tulip
Another stunning tulip variety is the Night Club Tulip. This shocking pink to moody purple tulip is a gorgeous site to see in a late spring garden. Night Club Tulips are single tulips that can have multiple flowers per stem. Because Night Club Tulips are a single tulip variety, they have a more “classic tulip” shape, while still having a rich, bold color like the double Margarita Tulip. Night Club Tulips are some of the most beautiful tulips that are sure to make a bold statement in your garden.
- Bloom Time: Late Spring
- Height: 16″ Tall
- Class: Single Late
Blue Diamond Tulip
Blue Diamond Tulips are double tulips with gorgeous deep-purple-violet flowers that feature a subtle lilac veining on the inner petals. These tulips bloom late in the season, reaching 12-16 inches tall. These beautiful tulips have lovely fully double petals and make excellent cut flowers.
Because of Blue Diamond Tulipâs bold purple-violet color, it also pairs well with whites or creams. I had mine growing in containers alongside some MachĂŠ White Ranunculus I had picked up from my local garden center and it was such a lovely combination!
- Bloom Time: Late Spring
- Height: 12″-16″ Tall
- Class: Double Late
Candy Prince Tulip
Although I love the bold and dramatic shape of double tulips such as Blue Diamond or Margarita, there is something so âclassic springâ about a pastel-colored, upright single tulip. Welcome Candy Prince Tulips! Candy Prince Tulips are a beautiful classic-shaped tulip with a lovely and unusual color. Depending on the lighting, sometimes Candy Prince Tulips lean more toward soft-lavender, and at other times, soft-pink.
Candy Prince Tulips are a very elegant, upright, strong-stemmed, classic tulip that make an excellent cut flower. If you love that soft lavender-colored classic tulip, then Candy Prince Tulips are your go-to.
- Bloom Time: Early Spring
- Height: 12″-16″ Tall
- Class: Single Early
Avant Garde Tulip
Look at these! Avant Garde Tulips are hands-down one of the most stunning tulips for your garden. Avant Garde Tulips are a beautiful, fluffy, double tulip variety that have the most perfect buttery, soft, pale-yellow color with hints of a lemon yellow. These yellow tulips boast a classic springtime pastel yellow color, but also âpopâ in the spring garden.
I love that the these double tulips closely resembles peonies- and who doesnât LOVE peonies?! Although they have large flowers, Avant Garde Tulips have very strong stems which hold the lush flowers upright. Additionally, they make a great cut flower!
- Bloom Time: Early-Mid Spring
- Height: 10″ Tall
- Class: Double Early
Angelique Tulip
One of the most popular double tulips, Angelique Tulips are known for their soft pink and creamy white combination, which is such a lovely site to see in a late spring garden. These fully double tulips have long-lasting blooms, are fragrant, and make an excellent cut flower.
Take the soft, pastel pink colors of springtime and combine it with a lush, fully double gorgeous bloom, and you have the lovely Angelique Tulips. No wonder it is consistently such a popular choice amongst gardeners!
- Bloom Time: Late Spring
- Height: 16″ Tall
- Class: Double Late
Mount Tacoma Tulip
One of the most beautiful white tulips is definitely the Mount Tacoma Tulip. Mount Tacoma Tulips are fully double, pure white tulips that have a striking resemblance to peonies. And again, who doesn’t love peonies?! Mount Tacoma Tulips are an heirloom favorite that date back to about 1915. They are a classic, elegant, double tulip that are always a fan-favorite in the gardening world. Mount Tacoma Tulips are a great choice for a springtime moon garden too!
- Bloom Time: Late Spring
- Height: 15″-18″ Tall
- Class: Double Late
Snow Crystal Tulip
Snow Crystal Tulips are a gorgeous, unique variety of double tulips that have huge, snowy white blooms with fringed petals. Their double fringed petals are such a unique feature that is sure to make a statement in any late spring garden. When fully open, the blooms can reach up to 4½ inches across. Snow Crystal Tulips make excellent cut flowers and are also a great addition to a springtime moon garden.
- Bloom Time: Late Spring
- Height: 12″-14″ Tall
- Class: Double Late
Ice Cream Tulip
Ice Cream Tulips are double tulips that, of course, resemble a big scoop of ice cream! Their long lasting flowers, huge blooms and lush, cupped, ice-cream-scoop appeal make Ice Cream Tulips one of the most beautiful but also most unique tulips you can have in your garden. With lovely white petals that emerge from a base of deep pink petals, Ice Cream Tulips are a refreshing welcome in a late spring garden!
- Bloom Time: Late Spring
- Height: 12″-14″ Tall
- Class: Double Late
These were 9 of the most beautiful tulips that every gardener should know about! Remember to plan ahead when choosing tulip varieties. Tulips are fall-planted bulbs that are easy to grow. If you put the effort in during the fall, you will be rewarded with the most stunning garden display!
Fall = Plant, Spring = Tulips!
Enjoy!
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