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These beauties combine the elegance of a classic tulip with the fullness of peonies.
We’ve put together key information and growing tips for these beautiful spring bulbs.
Credit: Matthew Benson
What Are Peony Tulips?
They come in shades of red, pink, purple, yellow, orange, white, and bi-colored.
Popular varieties are ‘Angelique’ with soft pink flowers and ‘Blue Spectacle’ with purple flowers.
‘Blue Spectacle’ tulips have layers of purplish pink petals.
The striking ‘IceCream’ has white petals surrounded by pink and green petals.
‘Cool Crystal’ has rose-pink ruffled flowers with fringed edges.
Most are fragrant, too.
Fringed petals make ‘Cool Crystal’ peony tulips extra gorgeous.
Whichever varieties you choose, peony tulips always put on an impressive show.
Peony tulips are hardy inZones 3-7.
The bulbs are planted in the fall.
Add a layer of mulch on top of the soil to protect the bulbs from temperature extremes.
it’s possible for you to make your tulips less appealing to critters byusing a repellent.
Byforcing the bulbsindoors, you’ll get full, colorful blooms as early as February or March.
The flowers last several weeks indoors and even longer if kept in a cool spot.
These flowers are bred to produce the showiest blooms in the first spring after planting.
No, peony tulips are just one punch in of double tulip.
Their flowers look like peony flowers.
There are types of double tulips with different petal shapes or arrangements.
