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Lily flower tulip: the most graceful

Our selection of the 6 most beautiful varieties

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Modified the 8 December 2025 by Ingrid 5 min. Difficulty: Débutant

Among the many families of tulips, the Lily-flowering Tulips stand out with their splendid graceful flowers, featuring elongated and curved petals, giving them a star-like silhouette, reminiscent of Lilies. This charming flowering is often later than that of traditional varieties, blooming around April to May, at the end of the tulip season. Both elegant and refined, Lily-flowering Tulips add charm to the garden, terrace, or balcony, in shades ranging from white to dark purple, including yellow, pink, and red.

Discover 6 magnificent varieties of Lily-flowering Tulips.

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The Fleur de Lis Tulip 'Sapporo'

Very elegant, Lily-flowering Tulip ‘Sapporo’ brings refinement with its beautiful star-shaped flower, slender and fine. Initially yellow-butter when it blooms, the flower then fades to become ivory-white, edged with pale yellow. This graceful tulip flowers late in April-May. Its medium green foliage is finer than that of other tulip varieties. The flower is held on a short stem of 40 cm, but is sturdy against wind and rain. Decorative and dazzling, the Lily-flowering Tulip ‘Sapporo’ will bring grace and light to beds, rockeries, borders, pots, and bouquets. Its whiteness will highlight the colours of other tulip varieties, such as the variety ‘Lasting Love’ or a Bleeding Heart.

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The Tulip Flower of the Lily 'Red Shine'

The Lily-flowering Tulip ‘Red Shine’ offers, around late April to early May, a beautiful deep, shiny red flower with pointed, curved petals. This is an old variety that has already won awards twice in England. Its stem measures between 40 and 45 cm in height and is sturdy, allowing for good vase life and resistance to the elements. Its medium green foliage is quite narrow. Very bold in bouquets, it will also make a statement in a rockery, a border, a pot, or a window box. It can be paired with white tulips, pink-flowered varieties, or bicoloured ones, and even with the blue flowers of a bluebell.

Lily-flowering Tulip ‘Red Shine’

The Fleur de Lis Tulip 'Claudia'

Towards the end of April – early May, the Lily Flowering Tulip ‘Claudia’ showcases a delicate bicolour flowering, in shades of magenta violet edged with white. The tepals (both petals and sepals) are curved and pointed, giving the flower a star-shaped silhouette, somewhat arachnid-like when it opens. The inside of the flower then appears white, tinged with wine pink. It measures 40-45 cm in height. Its sturdy stem allows it to withstand the elements well and gives it a lovely vase life. The Lily Flowering Tulip ‘Claudia’ will enhance borders, rockeries, and flower beds, as well as balconies or terraces in pots and planters. It will be beautifully complemented alongside varieties with white, pink, or dark flowers, such as the tulip ‘Queen of the Night’.

Lily Flowering Tulip ‘Claudia’

The Fleur de Lis Tulip 'Sarah Raven'

The stunning Lily-flowering Tulip ‘Sarah Raven’ boasts a sumptuous dark purple dress with ebony highlights. Its tepals are pointed and curved, giving the flower a starry appearance. Like most lily-flowering tulips, it blooms late, around the end of April and early May depending on the region. It is supported by a slender stem, 40-45 cm tall, but is very resistant to wind and rain. Its green leaves are slightly bluish and quite broad for the species. The ‘Sarah Raven’ variety will add charm to your bouquets, borders, rockeries, and pots. Its rich dark hue will highlight the lighter or brighter colours of other tulips, particularly the white flowers of the ‘Sapporo’ variety, or the pink flowers of the Double Late Tulip ‘Angelique’.

Lily-flowering Tulip ‘Sarah Raven’

The Tulip Flower of the Lily 'Greenstar'

The Lily Flowering Tulip ‘Greenstar’ stands out with its stunning bicolour flower, a clever blend of white and green, with a hint of soft yellow, bringing freshness to the garden or terrace between April and May. Its flower is beautifully star-shaped, very open, with elongated, pointed, and slightly curled petals that have a few ripples. This astonishing flower emits a very light fragrance. It is supported by a short stem, measuring between 30 and 45 cm, but is robust against the elements. Its medium green foliage is finer than that of most tulips. The ‘Greenstar’ Tulip is perfect for creating stunning bouquets or for decorating window boxes, pots, borders, and beds. It can be paired with colourful tulips, for example, the red-pink flowers of the variety ‘Doll’s Minuet’.

Lily Flowering Tulip ‘Greenstar’

Tulip viridiflora 'Green Mile'

Unusual, the Tulip viridiflora ‘Green Mile’ stands out with its surprising star-shaped flower, in lemon yellow, flamed with green and delicately fringed at the edges. It successfully combines the characteristics of the species of Tulipa viridiflora, lily flowers, and fringed varieties. With a flowering period in May-June, it is one of the latest tulip varieties. It is supported by a short stem, 40-45 cm tall, slender yet resilient to the elements. The ‘Green Mile’ Tulip is also appreciated for its good vase life. It will bring brightness and a touch of exoticism to the garden or terrace, whether in a planter, pot, border, or mass planting. It will provide a beautiful contrast alongside the blue flowers of a forget-me-not or a Nepeta.