There are now some tulips flowering in the garden, as I shared with you yesterday. This seems very early but I was expecting that they would flower early due to the cold temperatures in November and December. Last weeks vase of Purple Prince tulips have lasted wonderfully well and are if anything looking better now than they did last Monday.
Last week’s In a vase on Monday – Tulip Purple Prince
As ‘Purple Prince’ opened it revealed a delicious perfume; this is a good reason for ordering more for next year – yes I’m sorry but I am already thinking about which autumn planting bulbs I will order for next years flowers.
Tulip Purple Prince
Despite there being more cold weather than warm some plants are flowering in their usual time-frame; these are likely to have levels or hours of daylight as their trigger for flowering. Viburnum burkwoodii comes into this category. I love the perfume of this shrub and couldn’t resist picking a few of the first stems to open so I could enjoy the perfume in the kitchen.
Viburnum burkwoodii
Viburnum burkwoodii
There were a few more T. ‘Purple Prince’ and just 3 from a pack of T. ‘Flaming Flag’; the colours tone beautifully together so again I may be looking for ‘Flaming Flag’ next year.
Tulip Purple Prince and T. Flaming Flag
Tulip Flaming Flag
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Those tulips!! They look like a painting.
I think the painterly effect is down to the low light levels making the picture grainy, but I like it.
Me too! ❤
Your tulips look so pretty. Amazing how well they keep. The Viburnum burkwoodii is lovely. I don’t know it’s scent but it must be pleasant to have indoors.
The Viburnum has a gorgeous perfume; strong but not overpowering. It is one of Richard’s favourites.
so nice to see !!
Those are stunning! I love the inside of ‘Purple Prince’. And ‘Flaming Flag’ is lovely.
Purple Prince was a surprise because the flower head was quite small when I picked it. It is very tall which isn’t what it promises in the description.
Your close up photo of the Viburnum really brings out its beauty – like a mini bridal bouquet. And you are right – the Flaming Flag and Purple Prince tulips really do go wonderfully together.
It’s great when something not planned works.
You are right about the viburnam, mine is still in rosy bud, but seems undeterred by scarey temperatures.I love the gentle combination of those tulips. Flaming Flag is not one I know, but beautiful.
I planted a third Viburnum last year, I love them so much. The others are carlesii
I do like that Flaming Flag tulip Christina. And those two pair up so well too. I have never noticed any of my tulips being scented – an added bonus! 🙂
Not many tulips are scented and when they are it is quite delicate. I’m not sure it is very evident in the garden.
I have a couple of varieties of fragrant Tulips. They are gorgeous flowers but fragrance really makes them so much more delightful. And yes, I am thinking of what bulbs to order. This really is the best time to notice the flowers and make those decisions.
Glad it isn’t just me Linda.
Love the wide open flowers of your Purple Prince, they are so cheerful!
From being so upright last week I love how they bend and stretch.
Purple Prince and Flaming Flag look fabulous together! Oh, the fragrance of Viburnum burkwoodii will bring you joy all week. Despite the cold outdoors, spring has arrived beautifully inside!
I had all but forgotten tulips lasted so long in a vase – and perfumed too, what more could we want? These are both delightful tulips, in a proper purple shade too, and will definitely be going on lots of people’s bulb lists for next year. Thanks for sharing them with us in the meantime
I love the purple tulips, both the solid color ones and the striped variety. Your garden is a main source of my tulip envy during this time of year, Christina!
Tulips are one of the few plants that seem to really enjoy the conditions in my garden Kris.
The second and last photos should be blown up and framed as a set. They are stunningly beautiful.
Thank you
Those purple tulips really are lovely right down to their centers and I love the the variegated ones too. And it’s a bonus when a flower gives me a wonderful scent. I also start looking at my garden needs already. For me it is seeds… I start to make lists when I first start planting seeds indoors seeing what I am using up and what I want to look for next year.
That’s gardeners everywhere. We think of the following year before this one has barely started.
It is a treat to see all of these. The tulips are very graceful and the Viburnum complex and pretty.
The Viburnum flowers are quite fleeting in the garden so it is good to bring some stems inside to enjoy their perfume for longer.
Oh perfume is a real bonus Christina and the two tulips together make for a perfect match. I’ve already started to think of autumn bulb orders too especially daffodils and irises but I’ve one tulip on the list too.
Tease Anna. Which is the tulip on your list?
I still really like your tulips especially if they’re scented.
Perfume is a bonus with tulips, essential with other flowers.
The Viburnum burkwoodii is very elegant!
and its perfume is divine.
More lovely tulips and how well they go together. And how amazing you have Viburnum burkwoodii in bloom. The scent always reminds me of old fashioned furniture polish but I love it.
From just a few open flowers on Sunday the shrub is now covered with open blooms.
I am trying to remember that Viburnum! Looks wonderfully graceful in its vase. The tulips were a seriously happy garden event, looking great together and fragrant. I would buy more! I am thinking about what to plant in the fall already too.
Obviously all of us gardeners are very organized. The Viburnum has a wonderful perfume
Well, kind of organized anyway, or just dreaming up the next garden!
Christina the “Purple Prince” Tulips of last week are now more beautiful open and are also perfumed. The beautiful flowers of the Viburnum burkwoodii I like very much in the vase of your perfumed kitchen. The square and tall vase of glass I love for the divine Tulips “Purple Prince” and “Flaming Fag”: the colors are wonderful and combine very well with each other. The arrangement is magnificent, beautiful. I’m glad that despite the cold some plants in the garden have started to bloom and grow. Here in Spain with snow until Thursday included and very cold. Today begins the Spring: in Spain in Equinocio is 17:15 hours. Spring with snow! I hope that you, Christina, have no more snow, no icy wind, no cold and good weather and a real Spring. Greetings from Margarita.
No snow but still very strong cold winds – not like spring at all! I hope spring comes soon to us all Margarita.
Purple Prince sounds excellent! I must have bulbs in one area of the new garden…tulips maybe not, but crocuses and iris probably.
Crocus flower for a very short time; Iris unguicularis flower most of the winter and is drought tolerant for 2 to 3 months.
I love T. ‘Flaming Flag’ – it really shines with ‘P. Prince’ …and the viburnum looks and must smell heavenly!
The Viburnum doesn’t overpower like some perfumes but is delicate and subtle but as the same time very definite.
The tulips are delightful. I also love the beautiful stems of the Viburnum which look so elegant in that clear vase.
Beautiful and deliciously perfumed
It’s a funny thing, I’m never able to smell the fragrance of tulips. I’ve grown a number of varieties that are supposed to be fragrant, but their scent is lost on me.
I agree that I can’t usually smell them in the garden but when they’re picked and in the warmth of the house these smelt surprisingly strong.