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days or a few weeks, but many are hardy and can stand
up to the heat to bring lots of long lasting color into the
late spring landscape. The Darwin and Cottage tulips
have a few perennials but most would be considered
beautiful colorful annuals. ‘Big Smile’ has a large, long
lasting egg shaped flower that is sunny golden yellow
that matures to a soft amber color. ‘Hocus Pocus’ is a
very tall late blooming tulip with sulfur yellow petals and
a bright red flame in the center of each petal. ‘Queen
of the Night’ boasts dark maroon petals that is almost
a black tulip. ‘Blushing Lady’ is a very tall lily shaped
tulip with buff and yellow petals that are spiced with
a blush rose flame in the center of each petal. Parrot
tulips have huge flowers with ruffled edges on each
petal that add lots of color and texture. ‘Black Parrot’ Tulip Golden Apeldoorn
has very dark burgundy petals with an almost black I have some tulips that have
center flame and black edges, while ‘Flaming Parrot’ has
bright primrose yellow and cream petals with brighter bloomed for over 30 years, but
red flames in the center and along the sides. Double that doesn’t stop me from
tulips are often tetraploids and have multiple petals and
sepals. ‘Angelique’ is created with pale pink, darker pink, planting the ‘annual’ tulips to
white and creamy pale yellow petals and spiced with a bring color, texture and fragrance
delightful fragrance. In colder climates ‘Angelique’ can
become a perennial but in Maryland it is a delightful and into the spring landscape.

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