TULIPS CHANGING COLOUR
I posted the other day about the tulips I have growing in my garden, 'Apricot Beauty', Fosteriana 'Orange Emperor' and 'Yokohama'. I said that I thought Apricot Beauty was more pink than apricot coloured and that it might change with age. Well, it has. It is still mostly a pink but it now has a soft raspberry and peachy colour. Actually, I am still not convinced that the suppliers haven't put the wrong bulbs in the Apricot Beauty package. If you look at other photographs on the net, the don't look like this. So we might have an imposter here. Orange Emperor has also changed, picking up a yellow at it's base. They really are quite beautiful. It's a cloudy day today and I took photographs while the tulip flowered were cupped and closed.
Personally, I think they are all very beautiful. Orange Emperor goes so well next to Yokohama.
I plant my tulips in pots and overwinter the bulbs indoors, removing them from their pots when the leaves have totally died back.
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| Tulip 'Apricot Beauty' opening in sunshine |
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| Tulip 'Apricot Beauty' |
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| Tulip 'Apricot Beauty' taken on a dull day |
Tulip 'Orange Emperor' taken in sunshine
Tulip 'Orange Emperor' taken on a dull day
Personally, I think they are all very beautiful. Orange Emperor goes so well next to Yokohama.
I plant my tulips in pots and overwinter the bulbs indoors, removing them from their pots when the leaves have totally died back.
Tulip 'Yokohama'