Darwin Hybrid Tulip Purple Pride

My first time planting purple tulips. I paired them with yellow Darwin's in honor of my college Alma mater as our son chose the same school this year. What a gorgeous display despite less than ideal chilling conditions with our unseasonably warm Iowa winter. I absolutely love these next to the yellow tulips and would not hesitate to plant more.

These did a little better, but were not as good as I expected from a Darwin Tulip. Maybe next year they will return and be better. I am not sure if the ground just didn't get cold enough this winter since for the first time I ever recall, the ground didn't freeze.

We are very pleased with the bulbs I ordered them for my daughter Nianna, and she planted them at her home and grants pass Oregon. They came up absolutely gorgeous so much in fact that we ordered Dalhia bulbs!

Only 4 stars because of color, more pink than purple. But, this bad boy is huge! Tallest and largest blooms of all my tulips. The ones I cut and put in a vase indoors opened up to 5" across. Note the normal tulips in the picture next to it for size comparison. PS - every bulb grew!

All bloomed, and were beautiful!

This was spectacular. It went really well with the other tulips. I look forward to seeing them again next year.

I mixed the purple pride with Pink Impression. I was hoping for a darker contrast of the Purple Pride. Both preformed well.

Extremely disappointed. I am an experienced gardener and was deeply disappointed by the lack of performance.

I never buy any tulips except Darwin hybrids because I've become spoiled by their consistent perfection. They are always very large and beautiful - a real standout in my garden! I am always excited when new colors come out and this purple was lovely!

Even though these tulips bloomed pink compared to the product image, these were still very pretty. Towards the end of their bloom time, they looked more purple.