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GROWING WITH EDUCATION (continued)

‘Apricot Delight’ that has apricot pink and white colors then open with the warmth of the sun to pink and white
on the outside of the flowers and pure white inside. outer petals and pure white inside. ‘Cynthia’ is also
‘Banja Luka’ has very large flowers with red flames over listed as a good perennial tulip with red petals edged
golden bronze petals and is considered one of the best with chartreuse and a purple base. Many of the late
perennial tulips. ‘Daydream’ opens with sunny yellow mid-spring daffodils have a wonderful sweet fragrance
petals that mature to a soft apricot orange color while as well as beautiful flowers. ‘Ringtone’ has a lovely
‘Fremont’ has creamy white petals splashed with pink, sweet fragrance along with rounded soft yellow petals
purple and blue tones. ‘Golden Parade’ has pale yellow that surround a wavy yellow cup that is topped with a
outer petals with a gold inner petal and a black heart. decorative orange rim. ‘Ice Wings’ has a sweet fragrance
‘Hakuun’ has pure white petals and ‘Ollioules’ has rose and carries 2-3 small nodding flowers per stem of ivory
colored petals with silver white edges. white reflexed petals and a narrow tubular trumpet on
this small daffodil. A pure white multi-flowered daffodil
By late mid-spring the temperatures are getting warmer,
more so in the southern parts of Maryland and can limit is ‘Thalia’, opening with pure white petals and trumpet
the amount of time the flowers bloom and the amount flowers and 2-3 outward facing flowers per stem.
of time the foliage has to enrich the bulbs for future ‘Geranium’ is a delightfully fragrant daffodil with creamy
flowering. The Triumph tulips are excellent to use for white petals and a bright orange small cup. ‘Actaea’
forcing in high tunnels for the cut flower industry and has bright white, large rounded overlapping petals
they look very showy with all the Rembrandt style color that surround a tiny yellow cup rimmed with bright red.
as annual flower displays in beds that are dug up and ‘Sovereign’ is a split rim or collar daffodil that has huge
replanted every year. There are a very few that are listed 6 inch flowers made up of bright white petals which are
as perennials and they include ‘Lady Jane’ which has almost covered with orange yellow split cup.
a long period of blooming with pink petals when the Late spring can bring cold or hot temperatures into the
flowers are closed from late afternoon to early morning, landscape, which will dictate if the flowers last for a few

Tulip bright pink with white edges Tulip red with side yellow flame

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