6 pink-flowered tulips

Darwin Tulip ‘Candy Apple Delight’

The Darwin hybrid tulip ‘Candy Apple Delight’ offers a delightful bicolour flowering in delicious tones in April, at the heart of spring. The flower opens in a narrow cup with vivid pink petals edged in pure white. Each tulip is suspended from a sturdy, thick stem 45 cm tall, allowing it to withstand the elements well and providing a lovely vase life. This tulip, reminiscent of a large English sweet, brings elegance and vibrancy to spring beds, in pots or as a cut flower arrangement. It pairs perfectly with peonies, Dicentra ‘Burning Hearts’®, and will be beautifully complemented by white-flowered tulip varieties such as the Darwin hybrid tulip ‘Hakuun’ with its refreshing colour.

Tulip 'Menton'

This award-winning variety from the Royal Horticultural Society blooms late, at the end of the tulip season, in May-June. The large flowers, measuring 10 cm in diameter, are perched on tall stems of 50 to 60 cm in height, sturdy and very resistant to wind and rain. The late single tulip ‘Menton’ opens in soft and warm apricot-pink tones, which are quite rare among tulips. Its satin robe changes over time. The ovate corolla blooms in true pink, shifting to salmon pink. In the sun, the edges of the petals are lined with a light orange trim. This tulip adds a bygone charm to any display, thriving alongside simple small flowers like forget-me-nots or cornflowers.

The Fleur de Lis Tulip ‘Maytime’

This worthy representative of the Lily-flowering Tulips delights us, like its counterparts, with tall flowers featuring very pointed and curved petals. From late April, the ‘Maytime’ Lily-flowering Tulip amazes us with its violet-pink dress, delicately edged in white. Its stem measures between 40 and 45 cm in height and, although slender, it offers good vase life and resistance to the elements. This charming tulip easily pairs with white or pink flowers from a Bleeding Heart, primroses, young variegated hostas, or even small groundcover plants such as heucheras ‘Berry Smoothie’.

The Dentate Tulip 'Cacharel'

Here is a very beautiful refined variety whose flowering occurs in May, towards the end of the tulip season. The Fringed Tulip ‘Cacharel’ then showcases large single flowers blending various shades of pink. The dress is a fresh pink colour, shaded with peach pink touched with lime green at the base. The delicately fringed petals at the edges open in a round cup, revealing a beautiful surprise of pure white inside. This tender tulip works wonders in romantic borders or in perennial beds surrounded by Oriental Poppies ‘Clochard’, its fringed companions ‘Huis Ten Bosch’ and ‘Daytona’, silver artemisias, or a Festuca glauca to temper it all.

Triumph Tulip ‘Barcelona’

This majestic tulip, which blooms in April-May at the heart of spring, captures attention with its beautiful dress of dark pink hues and a hint of salmon. The Triumph Tulip ‘Barcelona’ is a delightful, sensual tulip distinguished by its rich and contemporary colour. The flowers are infinitely elegant even when closed. Simple and beautifully curved, they open into large narrow cups perched on thick, sturdy stems that reach 50 cm in height. Its good durability makes it a remarkable cut flower. It pairs easily with the blue flowers of Myosotis and the soft pink flowering of botanical tulips clusiana ‘Lady Jane’.

The Double Late Tulip ‘Chato’

Certain varieties of tulips have such double flowers that they resemble those of peonies. This is the case with the ‘Chato’ tulip, which displays enormous peony-like flowers with multiple bright pink petals. It is a late-flowering variety, blooming in May. With its strawberry sorbet hue, its opulent flowers bring a whimsical and romantic touch to English-style gardens. Each flower is unique, revealing different shades of pink. This beautiful weather-resistant flower is supported by a sturdy long stem, standing 45 cm tall. It is a perfect tulip for spring borders as well as for flowering pots. It can be surrounded by a double-flowered Paeonia, while the Fritillaria persica and white Eremurus will provide verticality to the roundness of its tulips in contrast.

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