Sometimes Have you ever wondered how many varieties of tulips exist in the world?? Or if a person could have a collection with all of them?
If you want to know how many there are and know some of them, then you will have all this information. If you like tulips, you will surely like to know what types exist.
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How many varieties of tulips are there
We are not going to keep you waiting, because the truth is that the answer to this question is easy to answer. But no collection
ionary. If you are a tulip lover and want to have a collection with at least one specimen of each of them, you will first need a lot of space; and second, lots of money.
And, currently, there are more than 4000 different varieties. And that’s not counting the hybrid varieties that could emerge in the future and give new types of tulips.
Of course, among these varieties there are many different colors: white, black, yellow, pink, red, blue, orange… And that without mentioning the bicolors or the tricolors (which are normally obtained with hybrids).
The most famous varieties of tulips
Telling you about each of the more than 4,000 varieties of tulips is not easy. Especially since we would give you so much information that you could not process it properly and in the end you would not even know what type of flower you are seeing. But we can talk about common varieties, those that are easy to find and that you can have in your garden. These are the following:
Estella Rijnveld
It is a tulip that almost looks like something else because of the beauty it has. And it is that its flower is round and the petals that compose it are curlywith a color in white and red (or fuchsia).
Rembrandts
This tulip is one of the most beautiful among the tulip varieties. It is a flower that mixes two or more colors, always in broken lines.
In reality, It is not a plant that arose in naturebut it was caused by an infection of the bulbs (this does not mean that you throw away the diseased plants).
It has a base color, which is usually red, yellow or white, then the stripes run through the petals changing into other colors. Of course, the bulbs only last about two years.
Princess Irene
Another of the usual and common tulips is this, although the truth is that when you see it, it will attract your attention. Like the previous one, this one too has a color schemealthough in this case it is an orange base and some red or purple markings that start from the base of the flower and go upwards, leaving a trail (longer or shorter, since a single line reaches the end of the petal).
Triumph Tulips
They are perhaps the most common you can find. The flowers they have are of a single petal and coloredalthough sometimes they can have spots of others on their petals (in fact we can find strong colors, soft colors, bicolors…).
single tulip
It is a tulip that is characterized by a fairly intense orange tone in the petals (which are more open than usual).
Angelica Tulips
If you also like peonies with tulipsWhy not have a mix of both? Well yes, it is a special tulip because it has a flower made of double petals that almost looks like a peony. They are usually light pink in color, although they can sometimes have red or purple lines.
chinese rose
And another of the tulips that wants to look like another flower is this variety, which simulates a lily. It is characterized by pointed petals (not always) that open outwards.
Their color is deep pink and they are very delicate. because the wind can damage the flowers or cause them to fall.
spring green
Finally, we have this other of the tulip varieties you should know about. For starters, each petal actually looks like a feather. Besides, these have a blank base, but they will have green stripes running through the petals.
And the rarest tulips are…
At this stage, and as we have seen, the rarest tulip in the world is none other than the so-called Semper Augustus. It is also the most expensive, as 10,000 guilders (just over 5,000 euros) was paid for a single bulb (not the whole plant). And no, it is not one of the most expensive plants, although for tulips it is the one that reaches a higher figure. Although its price dropped in 2022.
And what must the Semper Augustus be the most expensive and the rarest? Well, it’s the most famous tulip in existence, brought to Holland in the 16th century by Sultan Suleiman. It’s a tulip that doesn’t exist, or those who have one keep it like gold on a rag. It is characterized by white and dark red petals, open each of them, so that it looks like a white tulip on which drops of blood have fallen.
However, he’s actually not the only weirdo. Here we talk about the others:
Tulip humilis ‘Alba Coerulea Oculata’
This rare tulip is native to the eastern Mediterranean and captivates the viewer with its star-shaped flowers. They are pale white, but inside they have dark blue or purple spots.. Experts associate it with the feathers of a peacock.
Tulip sprengeri ‘Baker’
Originally from Türkiye, this tulip has flowers with very intense red petals. These are much smaller than in other tulips. However, when opened, they contrast in a curious way with the yellow inside. In addition to the forest green stem and leaves. It is as if he were throwing fire flowers.
But we already tell you that it is quite rare and that it is not easy to take care of it.
As you can see, there are many varieties of tulips. So unless you can afford to have them all, you’ll have to settle for a small selection of them. Do you have a variety that is essential to you? Tell us about it.