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Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 15 reviews.
Review topics: ["color","tulips","flowers","blooms"].
"These are absolutely stunning tulips but mine lasted one season before the bulbs were eaten by voles. I then made 1/4"" mesh wire boxes and planted more of them in a grouping. The voles left them alone. Lesson learned! Gorgeous orange and red tulips that look like flames—I love them!"
"Out of all the bulbs I planted, only 5 came up. It was pretty depressing"
"Long winter. Snow just left a week ago! Some tulips are just breaking ground"
"Thes are absolutely gorgeous. They all came up. I planted tons of tulips and my kids and I agree these are our favorite."
"I've grown this variety for over 30 years, they're stunning to look at and healthy as a horse. I recommend this specific variety."
"Planted in the front yard flower bed. Very pretty with lots of color. Blooms don't last long."
"Wish I would've gotten more! I was not sure if these would have more orange or more yellow so played it safe with one bag. They performed exactly as described in terms of height. I was going for a layered effect in the center of my bed and this popped write in the middle with its brilliant color and height. They had a fragrance as well. Had to get close to smell it though. Would purchase again."
"These paired perfectly with my daffodil border. I love their perfect shape and they have held up with the wind and rain, while many of my other tulips fell apart."
"The bulbs arrived on time and healthy, they were planted in a keyhole garden and they matured, bloomed and were beautiful but warm weather arrived too soon this year, after an exceptionally mild winter and the blooms were quick to fade"
"FLOWERS ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN I EXPECTED."
This is the luscious perennial tulip you see everywhere in spring. Bright yellow, blushed heavily with orange, Apeldoorn Elite has been a world favorite since its introduction in 1968. Like all Darwin Hybrids, they "come back year after year" making a planting of these beauties a multi-year success.
About Darwin Hybrid Tulips: Early in the 20th Century, a talented Dutch hybridizer named Lefeber worked long and hard with a wild tulip called "Tulipa fosteriana" from Central Asia. It is red, and from it, he hybridized the group that became known as the Emperor Tulips. The world-famous Red Emperor was introduced in 1931, and is what we now call a member of the "Fosteriana Tulip" group. In fact, Red Emperor's official variety name is "Madame Lefeber" in honor of the original hybridizer's wife.
Even though the Red Emperor and other fosterianas were instant sensations, the hybridizers were not satisfied. They were fascinated by what were then called simply "Darwin Tulips". These were large-flowered tulips in clear colors on tall stems, but without any perennial qualities. The Emperors, being close to a wild species, were quite perennial, so they crossed the two groups. And voila! Darwin Hybrid Tulips were born, with the best qualities of both groups.
Ever since, the Darwin Hybrids have set the standards worldwide for tall graceful, large flowered perennial tulips. Apeldoorn, the famous red tulip that is now No. 1 in the US, was introduced in 1951 by D. W. Lefeber and Company. There are not many Darwin Hybrids, even today. But they are every good gardener's favorites and always highly valued by florists.
In America's Top Ten list for popularity in the US, compiled by the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre, they list no less than three Darwin Hybrids, more than from any other group.
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