4 Terrific Tulips for a Pale Backdrop

Tulip Ronaldo

Tulip Recreado

Tulip Pink Charm

Tulip Black Hero

Tulips look wonderful weaving through borders or massed in pots, but they can also amazing against a contrasting background.  My own house is off-white weatherboarding with pea green windows and doors, so dark colours are the order of the day here. I’ve mixed all the bulbs together for a random effect and the different heights will allow all the blooms to  strut their stuff.

• Black Hero – maroon black double late, flowering May, 60cm tall
• China Pink – sugary pink lily-flowered, flowering April-May, 35-40cm tall
• Recreado – deep purple single late,  flowering April-May, 45cm tall
• Ronaldo – deep maroon purple triumph type, flowering April-May – 40cm tall