Tulipa crispa Daytona

Tulipa 'Daytona' boasts a pure white flowering in April-May with beautifully fringed petals. It is perfect in spring flower beds or in bouquets. Their elegance and vase life are increasingly of interest to enthusiasts.

Tulipa 'Daytona' belongs to the Liliaceae family. Of horticultural origin, it is currently classified in the 'Crispa' group, whose main characteristic is to have finely toothed petal tips. This tulip will reach 45cm (18in) in height when in bloom. Flowering takes place from April, a little later than other tulips. The flowers are simple, with a slightly open cup shape. The fringed edges of this tulip are also white. The flowers last a long time and extend the tulip season until May.

After flowering, their foliage becomes unsightly, so we recommend planting heuchera, tiarella, brunnera, bleeding heart, or Euphorbia cyparissia at the forefront of your flower beds. Their foliage will enhance the colours of your tulips, and will elegantly conceal the tulip's yellowed leaves. 

In the world of flowers, there is truly nothing comparable to fringed tulips to spice up your spring garden with something unique. Ideal for borders, Tulipa 'Daytona' will also create beautiful spots in perennial flower beds, alongside biennial plants that will fill the space after flowering. You can choose forget-me-nots, mignonette, dame's rocket, or wallflowers for this purpose. Fringed tulips will bring a unique and refined touch to your bouquets.

Tulip species are found throughout most of the Old World, from Western Europe to China and Japan, including 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. These include large adventive tulips from cultivated fields, the most well-known being the Agen tulip (Tulipa agenensis), as well as small tulips found in wooded areas or among rocks in the mountains. In cultivation, they are called "botanical tulips", and one of the most common is the wild tulip (T. sylvestris), which used to often grow sheltered by vines and whose subspecies, australis, is known as the southern tulip.