Top 10 Must-Grow Tulips and 3 You Couldn't Pay Me to Grow Again!
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Date: 2023-08-25
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Karen
Thanks for your top 10 list and especially liked seeing the absolutely lovely flower arrangements you do with them! I love tulips too, but I've been on yet another learning curve. When I moved to my rather rural location and planted some tulips the first fall, I thought I'd have critter problems. I put wire on bottom and top. and the next spring I learned what I thought was frost damage was fire blight and I should dig them up and wait 3 years before planting tulips there again. Well, I haven't dug all that up; planted zinnias there for awhile and now it's gone over to goldenrod and false aster. Anyway, I haven't grown tulips for cutting yet, but do grow these single earlies: Albert Heijn with purple and candy prince, cottage maid with my hyacinths, and lac van rijn looks so cool blooming alongside emerging peonies. I was a bit burnt (disheartened) by the fire blight for awhile, but now look forward to trying more varieties. Besides, my heritage is a quarter Dutch, so I gotta keep trying!
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Thanks for your top 10 list and especially liked seeing the absolutely lovely flower arrangements you do with them! I love tulips too, but I've been on yet another learning curve. When I moved to my rather rural location and planted some tulips the first fall, I thought I'd have critter problems. I put wire on bottom and top. and the next spring I learned what I thought was frost damage was fire blight and I should dig them up and wait 3 years before planting tulips there again. Well, I haven't dug all that up; planted zinnias there for awhile and now it's gone over to goldenrod and false aster. Anyway, I haven't grown tulips for cutting yet, but do grow these single earlies: Albert Heijn with purple and candy prince, cottage maid with my hyacinths, and lac van rijn looks so cool blooming alongside emerging peonies. I was a bit burnt (disheartened) by the fire blight for awhile, but now look forward to trying more varieties. Besides, my heritage is a quarter Dutch, so I gotta keep trying!
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Gigi
Hi Danielle, yes, please do alliums. I already have daffodils and they are great. But I have high deer pressure and tulips get eaten so I can t do those. I have never had trouble with any other fall bulb, but for some reason I can t seem to be successful with alliums. I love them and they would be great with my deer issues, but they are expensive and every single one I have ever planted has failed to come up in the spring. I am in western Washington so we have wet fall, winter, and spring, but I am planting them on a raised slope area so the drainage is good. I don t know if maybe something is eating them but my daffodils and other minor bulbs planted in the same area come up. Just don t know what I am doing wrong and they are too expensive to keep throwing my money away and, being disabled, it s also a physical challenge for me to plant anything so I want to be successful with my choices.
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Hi Danielle, yes, please do alliums. I already have daffodils and they are great. But I have high deer pressure and tulips get eaten so I can t do those. I have never had trouble with any other fall bulb, but for some reason I can t seem to be successful with alliums. I love them and they would be great with my deer issues, but they are expensive and every single one I have ever planted has failed to come up in the spring. I am in western Washington so we have wet fall, winter, and spring, but I am planting them on a raised slope area so the drainage is good. I don t know if maybe something is eating them but my daffodils and other minor bulbs planted in the same area come up. Just don t know what I am doing wrong and they are too expensive to keep throwing my money away and, being disabled, it s also a physical challenge for me to plant anything so I want to be successful with my choices.
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nikki
Yes absolutely more videos. Also I grew charming beauty this past spring and usually I am in the same boat as you w certain varieties but this one did wonderful for me. I am in 6b as well but charming bloomed mid-late season they transitioned to a gorgeous color turned into almost a peachy pink color now the one thing I was a little disappointed in was the short stems. I saved my bulbs of course and I'm hoping they do well again this year I also grew foxy foxtrot in my sunset garden which is in an area of my property where u can watch the sunset perfect and I love keeping sunset colored tulips in there. Thankyou for this informative video it was wonderful
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Yes absolutely more videos. Also I grew charming beauty this past spring and usually I am in the same boat as you w certain varieties but this one did wonderful for me. I am in 6b as well but charming bloomed mid-late season they transitioned to a gorgeous color turned into almost a peachy pink color now the one thing I was a little disappointed in was the short stems. I saved my bulbs of course and I'm hoping they do well again this year I also grew foxy foxtrot in my sunset garden which is in an area of my property where u can watch the sunset perfect and I love keeping sunset colored tulips in there. Thankyou for this informative video it was wonderful
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Nicole
I had Amazing and Silver Parrott in my garden this spring and they are truly amazing! I had Exotic Emperor the year before and was not as enthousiastic as you. I fell in love this year wit the white Swan Wings. Its a white with a frisseled edge. That was wonderful. I had Finola too this spring and thats indeed a wonderful pink tulip but not so high as some others. I grew Charming Lady this years. Looks almost the same as Charming Beauty but more of a soft yellow and peach and that was gorgeous but the stems are not that long.
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I had Amazing and Silver Parrott in my garden this spring and they are truly amazing! I had Exotic Emperor the year before and was not as enthousiastic as you. I fell in love this year wit the white Swan Wings. Its a white with a frisseled edge. That was wonderful. I had Finola too this spring and thats indeed a wonderful pink tulip but not so high as some others. I grew Charming Lady this years. Looks almost the same as Charming Beauty but more of a soft yellow and peach and that was gorgeous but the stems are not that long.
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Tori
I love this kind of video where you share a lot about one specific type of plant! I love knowing the special features that make a selection stand out for you and seeing example of it in the garden and in arrangements. I would adore seeing more videos like this one. Also the dark purple tulips with the lighter purple lilacs was sooo stunning. You have an excellent eye for color and design compotes so well. Thank you for sharing the beauty. It inspires me to keep practicing my own design skills!
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I love this kind of video where you share a lot about one specific type of plant! I love knowing the special features that make a selection stand out for you and seeing example of it in the garden and in arrangements. I would adore seeing more videos like this one. Also the dark purple tulips with the lighter purple lilacs was sooo stunning. You have an excellent eye for color and design compotes so well. Thank you for sharing the beauty. It inspires me to keep practicing my own design skills!
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Flower
Lovely list. In my mountain climate, though a zone 8, I have a terrible time growing tulips. We get late snows that typically smash them into smithereens so I am relegated to only growing them in pots so I can put them on the covered porch when late bad weather threatens. I should order some of the more dramatic colors and give them a try and see how they will do in containers. Every year I claim I am giving up on tulips but most of the time I relent and try, try again.
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Lovely list. In my mountain climate, though a zone 8, I have a terrible time growing tulips. We get late snows that typically smash them into smithereens so I am relegated to only growing them in pots so I can put them on the covered porch when late bad weather threatens. I should order some of the more dramatic colors and give them a try and see how they will do in containers. Every year I claim I am giving up on tulips but most of the time I relent and try, try again.
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Valerie
Thank you for your list! I have yellow pomponette and I don t think that I have ever cut it. I call it my emotional support tulip because the bright colour is such a happy sight to see after winter. My favourites for cutting are the Van Eijk series. They are large, tall, sturdy and easy to use together or with other types of flowers. They also have a remarkable vase life.
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Thank you for your list! I have yellow pomponette and I don t think that I have ever cut it. I call it my emotional support tulip because the bright colour is such a happy sight to see after winter. My favourites for cutting are the Van Eijk series. They are large, tall, sturdy and easy to use together or with other types of flowers. They also have a remarkable vase life.
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howconnie
I hated Antoinette too but for different reasons, it doesn t grow good in zone 10b because we don t get enough chill hours, it s short and unattractive - My resident squirrel has kept a pot of peanuts and emperor tulips returning for 5 years in zone 10B, any tulip I plant in beds ends up in her stash so I just gave up till I can buy so many she can t hide them all.
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I hated Antoinette too but for different reasons, it doesn t grow good in zone 10b because we don t get enough chill hours, it s short and unattractive - My resident squirrel has kept a pot of peanuts and emperor tulips returning for 5 years in zone 10B, any tulip I plant in beds ends up in her stash so I just gave up till I can buy so many she can t hide them all.
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Sheryle
Great video with such good information. It is always great to hear a person's personal experience. More videos like this would be greatly appreciated. Also, those arrangements were stunning! A video on how you did those and/or just pictures of those arrangements would be wonderful. I could see a coffee table book with those. I would certainly buy it!
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Great video with such good information. It is always great to hear a person's personal experience. More videos like this would be greatly appreciated. Also, those arrangements were stunning! A video on how you did those and/or just pictures of those arrangements would be wonderful. I could see a coffee table book with those. I would certainly buy it!
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Sue
I grow in zone 5a and have good success with Charming Beauty tulip last year and prior. They grew in part shade and lasted a long time. I also grew Queensland ( fringed and rose peony) last year and used them in mixed arrangements that I gave to others. They are on the shorter side but last a long time and everyone commented on them.
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I grow in zone 5a and have good success with Charming Beauty tulip last year and prior. They grew in part shade and lasted a long time. I also grew Queensland ( fringed and rose peony) last year and used them in mixed arrangements that I gave to others. They are on the shorter side but last a long time and everyone commented on them.
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Love
Hi Danielle. I grew Charming Beauty and did not have the issues that you did, but they didn't return. I thought the stems were on the shorter side too. For me, the blooms were so glorious - in the garden. I didn't cut them. But so sad they never came back. Wouldn't purchase again for that reason. Thanks for the recommendations!
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Hi Danielle. I grew Charming Beauty and did not have the issues that you did, but they didn't return. I thought the stems were on the shorter side too. For me, the blooms were so glorious - in the garden. I didn't cut them. But so sad they never came back. Wouldn't purchase again for that reason. Thanks for the recommendations!
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Ivy
Ohhh love your top 10 tulip list Danielle! I m steering away from late season tulips in my 2023 fall planting, as we have had 2 consecutive extremely warm springs (near 30 or above degree celsius weather) and all my late tulips bloomed pathetically and totally unusable Trying the dark palette also in the fall also can t wait!
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Ohhh love your top 10 tulip list Danielle! I m steering away from late season tulips in my 2023 fall planting, as we have had 2 consecutive extremely warm springs (near 30 or above degree celsius weather) and all my late tulips bloomed pathetically and totally unusable Trying the dark palette also in the fall also can t wait!
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Singlelady1601
Do you grow tulips for continous bloom times? I ordered Carnival tulips and white daffodils from Longfield Gardens. Here in Upstate New York, I have trouble with squirrels digging up tulips. It is better if I plant a daffodil bulb or allium bulb on top of the tulip bulb. Do you struggle with rodents?
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Do you grow tulips for continous bloom times? I ordered Carnival tulips and white daffodils from Longfield Gardens. Here in Upstate New York, I have trouble with squirrels digging up tulips. It is better if I plant a daffodil bulb or allium bulb on top of the tulip bulb. Do you struggle with rodents?
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Gina
This was extremely helpful to see! I m very hopeful that you ll do other videos on bulbs that you have experienced growing. I find all your videos so informative and I really your calm, charming delivery. Your flower arrangements are fabulous, and as a painter, I find them really inspirational. Thank you.
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This was extremely helpful to see! I m very hopeful that you ll do other videos on bulbs that you have experienced growing. I find all your videos so informative and I really your calm, charming delivery. Your flower arrangements are fabulous, and as a painter, I find them really inspirational. Thank you.
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Mary
Hi Danielle, Thanks for that wonderful video about tulip bulbs you always have the best info and I'm looking forward to more bulb tutorials. Unfortunately up here in Connecticut the deer love my tulips so I can't grow them but I admire the ones you have shown us on your videos.
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Hi Danielle, Thanks for that wonderful video about tulip bulbs you always have the best info and I'm looking forward to more bulb tutorials. Unfortunately up here in Connecticut the deer love my tulips so I can't grow them but I admire the ones you have shown us on your videos.
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Jocelyn
Last year I ordered Charming Beauty from Longfield. They were absolutely gorgeous, large, double, and creamy yellow with pinkish blush overtones. And long lasting in the vase. A stunning tulip for me here in coastal Maine. One of the most beautiful tulips I have ever seen.
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Last year I ordered Charming Beauty from Longfield. They were absolutely gorgeous, large, double, and creamy yellow with pinkish blush overtones. And long lasting in the vase. A stunning tulip for me here in coastal Maine. One of the most beautiful tulips I have ever seen.
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Joyce
Thank you for reviewing your best choices now, just in time for us to plan and select some of them for our garden. Just to review, did you also say if you buy end of season tulip bulbs that they should be stored in the refrigerator and then planted in early spring?
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Thank you for reviewing your best choices now, just in time for us to plan and select some of them for our garden. Just to review, did you also say if you buy end of season tulip bulbs that they should be stored in the refrigerator and then planted in early spring?
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Lois
I have always struggled with gladiolus. I think they are beautiful but they fall over etc. i have problems growing them. Suggestions on which ones and minimums amounts to put in an area together in the garden would be helpful. I love alliums too!
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I have always struggled with gladiolus. I think they are beautiful but they fall over etc. i have problems growing them. Suggestions on which ones and minimums amounts to put in an area together in the garden would be helpful. I love alliums too!
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PansyFace
Great video. I live in GA and spring is short before it gets warm. So I plant Emperor tulips in my pansies and viola annual beds which get planted in Oct. Do you think I could try Darwin? Do they bloom a lot later than Emperor?
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Great video. I live in GA and spring is short before it gets warm. So I plant Emperor tulips in my pansies and viola annual beds which get planted in Oct. Do you think I could try Darwin? Do they bloom a lot later than Emperor?
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Angelina
For me charming beauty was such a beautiful tulip but they were so extremely fragile. When I would put them in a bouquet I d say 1/2 or 1/3 of the heads would just pop off. Foxy foxtrot was a far superior quality/sturdy bloom.
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For me charming beauty was such a beautiful tulip but they were so extremely fragile. When I would put them in a bouquet I d say 1/2 or 1/3 of the heads would just pop off. Foxy foxtrot was a far superior quality/sturdy bloom.
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