One of the first early spring to please us and raise the mood in a half-empty garden is the tulips. There are many varieties of tulips, all of them are not alike, each is beautiful in itself. All varieties of tulips are grouped into four groups according to the flowering period. Group I includes early-flowering tulips. The second group includes Middle-Triumph Tulips and Darwin's hybrids. The third group included late-flowering lily-colored, fimbriated, green-colored, parrot and terry tulips. And the IV group includes tulips Kaufman, Foster, Greig and other varieties of them.
Varieties of Dutch tulips
Initially, tulips began to grow in the Ottoman Empire, and then they were brought to Holland. Here they were so appreciated that at one time tulip bulbs people paid for the goods. Today Holland, this world flower shop, is famous for a variety of tulips. Some of the most beautiful Dutch tulips are Hamilton, Lambada, Greus and many others. Fimbriated tulip Hamilton medium flowering period, with an expressive fringe and a rich yellow color. The petals of the late tulip Lambada are pink in color, and the fringe along the edges is bright yellow. It blooms long, is not sick and is good for cutting. Violet-blue Gray works soothingly, especially in combination with white flowers.
Late grades of tulips
To late varieties of tulips are multiflorous, having 3-5 flowers per peduncle, for example, pink-crimson Happy Family. The original elegant form of lily-colored tulips is Mop Lisa - yellow with red stripes. Very fashionable nowadays green-colored tulips, used most often for cutting.
Varieties of white and black tulips
Especially good are white tulips with a wide pink border and fluffy white fringe Exotics and Fancy Frills. And black tulips fascinate with their ability to change the color of the flower, depending on the illumination. Elegant and mysterious almost black tulip Ronaldo. The newest invention of breeders is the black terry tulip Black Hero.
To one of the best varieties of tulips are recently appeared mahrovo-fimbriated, combining the properties of two different
- Mascott, terry flower of soft purple color with needle fringe along the edges, bud diameter up to 15 cm, has a very pleasant aroma;
- Sensual Touch, which translates as "sensual touch", has a wonderful orange-apricot flower of a cup-like shape.
It is impossible to choose the most beautiful variety of tulip, each of them is beautiful and unique in itself and you can admire them endlessly.