Collection of Orange-Violet Tulips

Here is a bold cocktail of 45 spring-flowering bulbs that dares to combine different shades of mauve, lilac, lavender, purple, and violet with vibrant salmon pink and mandarin orange.

This Collection consists of:

10 Lily-flowered Tulips Ballerina, 45 cm (18in) tall, with slender, bright orange, lightly scented flowers, in late April.

10 Triumph Tulips Négrita, 45 cm (18in) tall, in shades of dark blue-violet. It blooms in April-May.

10 Triumph Tulips Magic Lavender, 45-50 cm (18-20in) tall, with flowers ranging from lavender blue to mauve, in late April-early May.

10 Late Single Tulips Dordogne, the tallest, reaching 65 cm (26in) from the ground, with a lovely classic flower in vibrant salmon pink, edged with mandarin orange, in May-June.

5 Allium aflatunense Purple Sensation, a decorative allium that grows 70 cm (28in) tall and stands out with its 10 cm (4in) diameter flower heads in violet-purple, in May-June.

These bulbs are labelled separately.

Their flowers, standing 45 to 70 cm (18 to 28in) tall, bloom from the end of April to June, offering almost three months of blooms in spring beds.

Plant them in autumn, in a well-drained soil and sunny position, in groups for desired effect. They can be planted in a carpet of hostas or silver baskets, for example. Also pair them with daffodils, jonquils, hyacinths, Corsican hellebores, and euphorbias for stunning displays.  They can also be planted in borders, rockeries, flower beds, as well as in pots and containers. The flowers of tulips and alliums also add elegance to bouquets.