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What is the rarest color of tulips? ›

They can be grown in practically any colour, from snowy white to purples so dark they are almost black. The only colour tulips aren't available in is blue. Blue is one of the rarest colours in flowers, and despite breeders' best efforts, 'blue' tulips are usually more purple or lilac.

Tulip bulbs should be planted in the fall. The soil needs to have cooled off from the summer growing season before you plant, which could mean September in cold climates (zones 3 to 5), October in transitional climates (zones 6 to 7), and November or December in warm climates (zones 8 to 9).

If you want your spring garden to deliver a jolt of bright spring color, count on red, orange and yellow tulips. In the landscape, cool colors like purple and burgundy tend to recede, while warm colors like red and orange seem to come toward us. This optical illusion intensifies their impact.

While you do not need to dig and divide your tulips every year; they should be dug up at least 3-4 years if planted in the ground. If you are not digging them up yearly, make sure they are not in an area of the yard where they will be watered all summer. Too much water over the summer will rot/kill your bulbs.

The most expensive Tulip Bulb ever sold was the Semper Augustus.

Tulips have been cultivated in every color except for classic blue (blue tulips exist, but they have a tint of purple).

If possible, plant the bulbs in full sun. This will help your tulips attain their maximum height and flower size. Tulips also perform well in half-day sun and beneath deciduous trees. In warm climates, the flowers will last longer if they are shielded from hot afternoon sun.

Soak fall-planted bulbs for 12 hours in warm water before planting. This moisturizing method works with tunicate-type bulbs (neatly enclosed round or teardrop-shaped bulbs) and is not suitable for lily or other bulbs with loose, fleshy scales.

After the first frost or snow storm, you might assume that your bulb-planting days are over. But as long as the ground is workable, you can plant bulbs! This means that you can plant bulbs as late as January – if you can dig a hole deep enough to plant.

Beware of those ads that promise scads of bulbs for a low price. However, discounted mixes are often a very happy way to purchase lots of daffodils or tulips. 2 Size is very important, but so is “weightiness”. Especially when looking for some bargains late in the season, the bulbs should not feel light for their size.

What are multi colored tulips called? ›

Group 10: Parrot

Parrot tulips are as flamboyant as their name suggests, with elaborately cut, curled and ruffled single petals in a wide range of colors and patterns. These gorgeous flowers mutated from Triumph tulips and bloom late on stems from 16 to 24 inches tall.

Without question, the most famous tulip in history is the red and white Semper Augustus—a “broken tulip" that supposedly sold for more than a house during Tulipmania. It may seem strange to declare a single flower above the rest.

For the best results you need to plant your tulip bulbs in autumn. This is due to the soil needing to have cooled off from the summer season before you plant. Ideally you should plant your tulip bulbs in October or November. However if you are in a warm climate it is best to plant them in December.

Planting bulbs too deep can result in bulb rot and a bit of a delay in spring growth. In general, plant bulbs a depth 2-3 times their vertical diameter.

Tulips can be dug up and replanted as soon as the foliage dies back (turns brown) in early summer. Tulips can also be dug up and replanted in fall (October).

Blue tulips

It is believed by many that tulips come in every color other than blue, but this is no longer the case.

Without question, the most famous tulip in history is the red and white Semper Augustus—a “broken tulip" that supposedly sold for more than a house during Tulipmania.

You can get several rare tulip varieties and one of the rarest colors to find is black. Indeed even so called black tulips are really a very deep purple. There is one color though that doesn't appear at all in tulips and that is blue.

The colour of a tulip is formed from two pigments working in concert; a base colour that is always yellow or white, and a second laid-on anthocyanin colour.