Double Tulips (Early) - Rose Tulips

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The earlier flowering cousins of Double Late Tulips, Double Early Tulips appear from early to mid April. They also have shorter stronger stems (12" 30cm) than their cousins, which are more able to support these huge double peony flowers, especially in wind. They don't like the cold though, and are only suitable or US zones 3 to 7.

Like the Late Doubles, their flowers are long-lasting, large (4"/10cm when open) and double, meaning they have more than the six petals. Some are fragrant. All force well, and they flower at more or less the same time as Single Early Tulips, Greigii Tulips, Fosteriana Tulips, Kaufmanniana Tulips, and some Species Tulips/Botanical Tulips.

Double Late Tulips are all are related to Tulip Murillo, a pink double tulip registered in 1860.

May Flowering Tulips and Flowers

Follow them with any of the these May-flowering tulips: Single Late Tulips, Double Late Tulips, Parrot Tulips, Lily Tulips, Viridiflora Tulips, Darwin Tulips, and some Fringed Tulips. Some daylilies and most Aquilegias also flower in May.

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Tulipa Cardinal Mindszenty

White Double Early Tulip

White double flowers and a soft scent and faint green feathered markings.

Height is about 10" (30cm).

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Tulip Willemsoord

Red and White Double Tulip

A fragrant Double Early Tulips with stunning crimson flowers. Petals have feathered white edges.

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Tulip 'Mr Van der Hoef'

Yellow double tulip

Stout fragrant canary yellow double tulip. It looks great with daffodils, in pots or drifts.

Looks good with daffodils and yellow Erythroniums, such as Erythronium 'Pagoda' or 'Sulphur'.

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Tulip Carlton-Abba

Red Peony Tulip

Popular pure crimson double tulip.

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Tulip 'Orange Nassau'

Gorgeous blood-red double tulip. Petals have orange rims which bleed into the petals over time.

Height is 8" to 10" (30cm).

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Tulip Monsella

Yellow and Red Double Tulip

Popular bright yellow double tulip with central red streaks on each petal that spread as the flower ages. When open, flowers are huge - 6" across (15cm) and for a Late Double, quite tall too - 16" (40cm).

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Red Double Early Tulips

Red double early tulips include Tulip Abba, Tulip Abba Speciaal, Tulip 'Agesthis', Tulip 'Arie Alkemade's Memo', Tulip 'Arie Alkemade's Memory', Tulip 'Carlton', Tulip 'Carlton's Unicum', Tulip 'Dante', Tulip 'Eternal Flame', Tulip 'Goya', Tulip 'Eternal Flame', Tulip 'Flash Point', Tulip 'Rock and Roll', Tulip 'Romein's Beauty', Tulip 'Rock and Roll', Tulip 'Stockholm' and Tulip 'Viking'.

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Comments

  • cffutah Jan 23, 2012 @ 11:39 am | delete
    your flower articles are simply beautiful.

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