Double Tulip Avant Garde

These are my favorite tulip. Everyone thinks they're peonies and argue when me when I tell them they're not. Unlike peonies, when they open they stay open for almost 2 weeks before losing their petals. They start a light yellow and will fade to an ivory color in the sun. They're early blooming so I normally pair them with a mid season purple or pink.

These tulips are as pretty as a picture. I planted them in a protected area beneath a small hydrangea with southern exposure to protect them from wind as recommended. I planted them with grape hyacinths as in the photo. They did not bloom as early as I expected but just near the end of bloom time for most of my Darwin tulips. They are still blooming beautifully over a week after they opened. I plan to add more for next year. This is my first year with these peonie-type tulips so we will see whether or not they rebloom (I have read that most won't). Just lovely!

Planted these with hyacinths and loved the results. I'll definitely order again!

Absolutely gorgeous sturdy, long lasting blooms!

These were some of my earliest tulips to bloom. Not only were they gorgeous, but they smelled magnificent! They were lushly layered and were about 4 inches across with long stems for arranging. Several of the stems were quite curved which is only negative to these blooms. Pictured with Akebono tulips.

Simply spectacular, the most beautiful tulips I have ever seen.

So beautiful! Will definitely order again!

This flower is so beautiful!

Every bulb came up beautifully! Strong stems hold up these exquisitely full, butter cream flowers (note: they come up green and mature to a warm ivory). No flopping here!

A very showy early tulip. This year I paired them with 'Candy Prince' and I am very happy with the results!