Tulipa Candy Apple Delight - Darwin hybrid Tulip

Tulipa Candy Apple Delight Hybrid Darwin Tulip is elegant and vibrant. This majestic tulip with a narrow corolla has bright pink petals margined with white. The flowers stand at the top of thick and sturdy stems 45 cm (18in) tall above the widely lanceolate green and deciduous leaves. It blooms in the middle of the tulip season, in April, in the heart of spring.

The Candy Apple Delight Hybrid Darwin Tulip belongs to the Liliaceae family. Of horticultural origin, it is currently classified in the group of 'Darwin hybrids', whose main characteristic is to have flowers with a narrow cup shape.

Tulips are unmatched for bringing spring colour to pots or sunny gardens. remember to consider the height and flowering period when designing your flowerbeds, as these can vary significantly from one cultivar to another. It is a good idea to plant a few extra bulbs for beautiful cut flowers that last a long time in a vase.

Tulip species are found in most of the Old World, from Western Europe to China and Japan, through Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, and Central Asia. Their distribution range also includes North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The centre of diversity for the genus is in the Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains and the steppes of Kazakhstan.

There are various wild species, many of which are endangered. They are either large tulips from cultivated fields, the most well-known being the Agen tulip (Tulipa agenensis), or small tulips found in wooded areas or among rocks in the mountains. In cultivation, these are called "wild tulips" or "botanical tulips", and one of the most common is the wild tulip (Tulipa sylvestris), which often used to grow sheltered by vines and whose subspecies australis is known as the southern tulip.