Tulips on Thursday
‘Calimero’
The garden is starting to look colourful as more tulips open their blooms. I posted about ‘Calimero’ the other day and was a bit dismissive but even though the flowers are not as double as expected because of the small size of the bulbs their poor display was really my fault because I had planted them with yellow violas. But others, here planted in a pot with blue forget-me-nots and euphorbia ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ are much more successful.
‘Peach Blossom’
‘Peach Blossom’ is one of the most common Double Early tulips and I must admit that I tend to ignore it just for that reason. What a fool I am. I planted a couple of pots last autumn and I am realising the error of my previous ways right now.
‘Ballerina’ in a bed with blue pansies
On the other hand I love all lily-flowered tulips and the orange ‘Ballerina’ is my favourite. It is a good doer and I love the colour and the scent of this elegant but bright flower. Only just opening in this bed edged with blue pansies, it is almost fully open in a pot in a sunny spot.
‘Ballerina’ in a pot
Red ‘Fire of Love’ and white lily-flowered tulips
In another bed some left-over tulips from last year have reprised their performance. Red and white may not be subtle but it is dramatic.
The Biking Gardener 
Arsenal coulors malc would love the red and white .
and don’t forget the red and white for st georges day
I had forgotten that though not the day – thanks for the reminder 🙂