‘Flaming Spring Green’ Tulip
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- October
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Viridiflora tulips feature flowers that have streaks of green running through the basic bloom color (white, pink, red, yellow etc.)
They usually bloom in late spring and are highly valued for their artistic shapes and unusual color combinations.
Viridiflora tulips are also known for their exceptionally long flowering capability, making them a welcome addition to any spring garden.
Because they always have the color green running up the outsides of the petals, these tulips tend to mix well with other flowers and can help to pull several different colors into a cohesive pattern.
This fall, White Flower Farm is offering a new viridiflora tulip called ‘Flaming Spring Green.’
(photo courtesy of White Flower Farm)
This unusual mutation of the popular green and white ‘Spring Green’ tulip features a blaze of red running through the creamy blooms.
The medium-sized flowers will grow 18 to 20 inches tall. ‘Flaming Spring Green’ is said to work particularly well in a bed of perennials.
Try planting tulips in a bed of hostas, which will rise up to hide the ugly foliage of the bulbs as they die back in summer. Just be sure it’s among a bed that gets a good deal of sun.
Plant tulips in fall at a depth of 6 to 8 inches.
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on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 6:05 am by Bill Cary.
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Bill Cary grew up in Louisville, Ky. His gardening was limited to growing parsley and impatiens on the windowsill of Manhattan walkups until the mid-1990s when he bought a rundown old chicken farm on 8 acres in the Hudson Valley. Now he spends his weekends chasing deer, hacking away at invasive shrubs and vines and wondering why he doesn`t have more meadow and less lawn.
