How to Plant and Grow Darwin Hybrid Tulip

Among the tallest of all tulips, Darwin hybrids offer big, showy flowers that stand out in spring gardens. Blooms can reach 6 inches in diameter when fully open! They bloom in almost every color, including bicolors with striping, speckling, and edging. Their long stems make them great cut flowers, but that also means they need to be protected from wind so strong breezes don't snap the flowers off the stems.

Varieties of Darwin Hybrid Tulip

'Ad Rem' Tulip

Tulipa 'Ad Rem' is a fragrant, scarlet-red Darwin Hybrid tulip edged in yellow. This variety blooms mid- to late season on stems 20-22 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Apeldoorn Elite' Tulip

Tulipa 'Apeldoorn Elite' is part of the Apeldoorn family of Darwin Hybrid tulip varieties. This stunner combines vivid cherry red and yellow in its petals. It blooms in midspring on stems to 2 feet tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Apricot Impression' Tulip

Tulipa 'Apricot Impression' is a garden stunner with large, apricot-pink blooms in late season. It grows 22 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Burning Heart' Tulip

Tulipa 'Burning Heart' bears shapely, pale yellow flowers that are artistically swirled with red. The petals lighten to ivory as they age. It blooms midseason and grows to 18 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Garant' Tulip

Tulipa 'Garant' shows off yellow flowers in midspring and delightful yellow-edge foliage. It grows 18 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Golden Apeldoorn' Tulip

Tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn' bears vibrant yellow flowers in midspring. It grows 22 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Golden Parade' Tulip

Tulipa 'Golden Parade' has blooms that are pale butter yellow on the outside and deeper yellow with a black heart on the inside. It blooms midseason on stems 20-22 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Gudoshnik' Tulip

Tulipa 'Gudoshnik' bears big red flowers delightfully splashed and streaked with yellow. No two are exactly alike. It grows 24 inches tall and blooms in midspring. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Ivory Floradale' Tulip

Tulipa 'Ivory Floradale' shows off large creamy-ivory flowers that change to pure white as they mature. This striking variety grows 22 inches tall and blooms in midspring. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Marit' Tulip

Tulipa 'Marit' offers cherry-red flowers blushed with creamy primrose-yellow. It blooms in midspring and grows 18 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Olympic Flame' Tulip

Tulipa 'Olympic Flame' sizzles with brilliant gold petals washed with red streaks. It is a mid- to late-season bloomer on stems 2 feet tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Pink Impression' Tulip

Tulipa 'Pink Impression' is a delightful beauty with soft pink flowers. It's a late-season bloomer and grows 22 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.

'Silverstream' Tulip

Tulipa 'Silverstream' makes a colorful addition to any flower border. Each of its creamy-yellow flowers has stripes of red and white. The foliage is also edged in chartreuse. It grows 20 inches tall. Plant in zones 3-8.