Tulips are one of the most popular and beloved flowers in the world, known for their bright and beautiful blooms. With over 3,000 registered varieties of tulips, they come in a wide range of colors, shapes, and sizes. From classic red tulips to bi-color and more exotic varieties, there is a type of tulip for every garden or bouquet.
We’ve gathered up 50 amazing varieties to help you choose which one to plant in your garden or add to your floral bouquet. Whether you’re a tulip enthusiast or a novice gardener, you’ll love the stunning beauty and diversity of these 50 amazing types of tulips:
Famous for its bright yellow flowers with orange stripes, these tulips add a bright pop of colors to any garden. Preferring full sun to half shade, this variety grows to 20 to 22 inches tall.
This variety of tulips features heavily frilled blooms in one of the darkest shades found in tulips. The exterior of the petals is deep purple with a touch of teal and blackish purple on the inside.
This award-winning tulip features bright violet with a bluish-bronze tinge and a purple interior. It features showy, fringed, and scalloped plumage that makes a wonderful addition to any garden or floral arrangement.
This beautiful tulip features a soft pink hue with pointed and slightly reflexed petals and a lighter base. Blooming in late spring, this variety grows to 22 inches tall and prefers full sun.
An award-winning variety, the Christmas Dream features a light carmine-rose interior with a white base and a glowing fuchsia-red exterior. This beautiful variety prefers full sun and grows to fourteen inches tall.
The Cummins variety features gorgeous, four-inch violet blossoms with pristine white edges. Also known as a “crispa” tulip, its frilly edges add an interesting appeal to the plumage.
The daydream tulip features a stunning six-inch diameter flower when open. Featuring shades of yellow, orange, and apricot, they provide a beautiful pop of color in any garden or floral arrangement.
The Doll’s Minuet features a bright magenta to fuchsia with stripes in a beautiful contrasting green. Growing up to 20 inches tall, they bloom in late April to early May and prefer full sun.
This striking variety features blooms edged in white with soft purple that deepens as the flower matures. Blooming in late spring, this bicolor tulip is easy to grow with plenty of sunlight.
The Early Harvest variety is one of the earliest tulips to flower in the season. It features blooms with a mix of orange, melon, and yellow shades on short stems above green leaves marked with maroon.
The Flaming Flag tulip features snow-white petals with streaks of purple flames. It has sturdy, grey-green stems that reach ten to twelve inches and can easily withstand wind and rain.
Featuring bright buttercup-yellow petals with bright red flames and a yellow base, these tulips have showy, fringed, and scalloped plumage. They make a great addition to floral arrangements with large, lasting blooms atop 18-inch stems.
With intense golden-orange petals and a soft green in the center, these tulips create an amazing visual for your border garden. They bloom for up to three weeks and grow to sixteen inches tall.
This award-winning variety of tulips features the biggest yellow blooms available. They grow on tall and sturdy stems in a deep green, making this tulip perfect for a vase or your garden.
This white tulip features striking red stripes and even shades of yellow on bright green stalks. It’s a sturdy variety that holds up well in the rain and wind that spring weather often brings.
16. Ice Cream Tulip
This striking variety features white petals that form a central cone encircled with strawberry-pink petals that make it look like a bowl of vanilla ice cream. Even better, the giant blooms measure four inches from top to bottom.
17. Queensland Tulip
This double bombshell of a tulip variety features deep rose petals that give way to pale rose-pink fringe at the edges. They grow quite tall, to heights of 16 to 22 inches, and each bloom measures five inches across.
Apricot Beauty is a fragrant, early-blooming variety that is quite popular. It features a beautiful salmon-rose color on the outside of the petal with edges and interior tinged in apricot.
19. Kikomachi Tulip
The Kikomachi tulip features bright yellow petals that form a delightful Easter egg shape. This variety prefers full sun and blooms in early spring for a cheerful explosion of color in your garden.
A type of peony double tulip, this variety fades from peach to dusty rose over its blooming season. With romantic, long-lasting blooms, it is a popular choice for cut floral arrangements.
21. Fire Wings Tulip
This two-toned variety features vibrant yellow tips with pronounced fire engine-red flames. It features slightly reflecting, curved petals sitting atop strong, tall stems reaching up to 22 inches.
This tulip variety features rich, reddish-pink petals that spread open wide toward the sun with a bright blue center. A shorter variety, they grow just four to six inches tall with a blue-green stem.
23. Maureen Tulip
The Maureen tulip features oval or bowl-shaped flowers that open a light yellow and turn to bright snow white as they mature. Blooming later than most tulip varieties, it reaches its full glory in late May.
One of the closest varieties you can get to the elusive blue tulip, this award-winning tulip features blue to lilac blooms brushed with magenta. They prefer full sun to partial shade and bloom in late spring.
Featuring a blend of tangerine-orange, yellow, and apricot, this type of tulip blooms in early spring for a welcome dose of color. It’s a strong variety with petals that open wide on sunny days.
26. Oxford Tulip
The Oxford Tulip has dark red flowers on sturdy bright green stems with a black and yellow base. This variety makes a wonderful cut flower due to its long-lasting blooms and tall stems that reach 22 inches tall.
27. Parade Tulip
This robust tulip variety boasts plenty of large, bright red blooms with black bases and sunny yellow edging. It reaches heights of 22 to 24 inches, making the blooms perfect for cut floral arrangements.
The petals of the Pink Impression tulip are dark rose at the center that fades to a delicate pale pink at the edges, with a variety of shades of pink in between. The plants are tall, sturdy, long-lasting, and reliable.
A strain of the older Princess Irene tulip, the Pretty Princess has a soft pink color with darker pink flames starting from the bottom. The foliage features a distinctive pure white edging that makes it stand out.
The Princess Irene tulip features orange blossoms with deep purple flames up the sides. An award-winning variety, it blooms in mid-spring to give your garden an eye-catching royal touch.
Purple Flag tulips feature blue-violet flowers with a white base in a traditional tulip shape. They bloom mid-season and are perfect for mixing with bright yellow or orange tulips for a pop of color.
The darkest tulip variety, the Queen of Night tulip blooms a deep velvety purple with a silky sheen to the petals. One of the latest varieties to bloom, this tulip features oval, egg-shaped flowers and tall stems.
With blooms in a bright true red, these perennial tulips deliver reliable, outstanding color year after year. They prefer full sun to partial shade and feature large blooms with sturdy, long stems.
34. Rembrandt Tulip
These tulips were coveted during the 17th century, with small fortunes being spent for just one bulb. With no two flowers exactly the same, this variety features a striking mix of colors.
35. Rococo Tulip
This award-winning variety features cardinal-red blooms with touches of purple and green. With fringed and scalloped plumage, this variety makes a big impression in gardens or floral arrangements.
This tulip variety boasts huge, five-inch blooms in a gorgeous salmon-pink color with soft pink edges. A perennial that blooms in mid to late spring, it comes back year after year with even more blooms than the year before.
37. Shirley Tulip
The Shirley tulip features white flowers with purple feathering on the edges of each petal atop strong and sturdy stems. The pattern of white and purple varies on each petal, making no two flowers the same.
The Spring Green variety features creamy white petals with a distinctive stripe of green down the center. They grow up to 18 inches tall, bloom in late spring, and prefer full sun to partial shade.
The Super Parrot produces three-and-a-half to five-inch blooms with feathered, scalloped petals in a snow-white hue. Considered late-flowering, they bloom in mid-May and grow up to 20 inches tall.
40. Swan Wings Tulip
The Swan Wings tulip features pure white blooms with delicately fringed edges that look like the feathers of a swan. Growing up to 22 inches tall, it provides an eye-catching pop of white among other mid to late-blooming varieties.
41. Sweetheart Tulip
The Sweetheart tulip variety features lemon-yellow petals with white flaming at the tops, resulting in a pale yellow hue from afar. It blooms in mid-April and grows to a height of 18 inches.
With big, robust blooms in a chalice shape and feathered edges, this variety is a showy addition to flower beds and cut arrangements. It features vibrant yellow petals with carmine-red flames up the sides.
43. Van Eijk Tulip
These long-stemmed perennial tulips are deep rose-pink infused with purple with hints of darker pink and light rose. These colorful, egg-shaped blossoms reach an impressive six inches in size.
An award-winning variety, the White Dream features pure white, bowl-shaped blooms that appear in mid to late Spring. Their bright green strap-like foliage offers a contrast to their creamy white color.
The White Parrot Tulip variety features pure white blooms tinged with shades of green, ranging from chartreuse to dark hunter green. They feature ruffled edges in the shape of a chalice or bowl.
A striking variety with slightly recurved edges, the White Triumphator bloom ivory with a creamy yellow and turn snow white as they mature. Blooming in early to mid-May, they are exceptionally large and long-lasting.
Heralding the start of spring, the Yellow Emperor is an early blooming variety that displays beautiful canary-yellow flowers in a classic tulip shape. Easy to grow in containers or gardens, they prefer full sun and grow to 18 inches tall.
48. Yokohama Tulip
This mid-sized tulip features vibrant yellow blooms with pointed petals. Blooming in early to mid-spring, they perform best in full sun and feature a sturdy stem that can withstand rain and wind.
49. Zurel Tulip
This stunning variety features snow-white petals with deep, magenta-purple flames up the sides and a yellow center. A mid-spring flowering variety, it has large blooms supported by sturdy stems.
An award-winning variety, the Peppermint Stick Tulip features pure white centers with red-pink outer petals that give it a striped candy cane appearance. A low-growing species, it blooms in mid-spring.
These 50 varieties of tulips can help give you some inspiration for your garden or floral arrangement. Whether you prefer classic tulips or unique fringed tulips, you can find a tulip for every preference and gardening style.
