As promised a photo profile of all the stages of Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’. Sunsets are always beautiful and this one is no exception.
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
When I first saw the flower I was a little disappointed, but as the colours developed I fell in love!
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
The crystalline edges of the petals and the fast developing colour (just like a real sunset) quickly became my favourite tulip.
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
I read earlier this week that the rate of growth of a tulip after it has been cut is the length of the flower every twenty four hours.
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
who wouldn’t fall under its spell!
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
….and finally – this!
Tulip ‘Miami Sunset’
Is there a flower you love that changes so much during it’s life.
I wonder which of my tulips will flower next? Will there be a new one before next Monday?
I hope you’re enjoying some wonderful sunsets, they always seem more colourful in the winter than at any other time of year.
Creating my own garden of the Hesperides 
Great post.
Thanks John
It’s gorgeous, I can see why you love it and a perfect name for it too.
The sunsets in the last few weeks have been just these colours.
A great sequence of photos. It really is a beautiful flower.
That really is quite stunning!
Isn’t it!
I have fallen under the spell 😉 So beautiful
It really is gorgeous, especially when the light or sun shines on it. Actually, our sunrises have been more colourful than our sunsets this winter. A flower I love watching in spring is Pulsatilla, as the seed heads are as lovely as the flowers themselves. I must plant some in my new garden this spring!
It’s a wonderful tulip, Christina. How long does each bloom last from the point it starts to open to when it falls apart?
From picking when they were barely open to being dried and needing to be thrown away was 12 days.
Beautiful! Amelia
Now that is most aptly named Christina and most captivating. I think that I’ve failed abysmally as usual in the tulip department but once again I’m going to really appreciate yours 🙂
I hope you aren’t disappointed
I don’t always like the fringed tulips, but that is a beauty.
Is there a reason why you don’t like fringed tulips?
I guess I like the clean lines of the classic tulip shape – the fringed ones are too – fringey.
That is stunning. I like that it has a subtle and then a dramatic phase.
Christina has also enchanted me with the Tulip “Miami Sunset”. I love how it is changing since it flowers until the last photo: it is almost a metamorphosis full of beauty and a treasure. It is a divine, wonderful tulip. No wonder you’re so excited about him. If you have good weather, make the most of the weekend in the garden. Take care. Greetings from Margarita. 🙂
The weather is much better although there is still a cold wind. I’ve been pruning the wisteria.
Christina I hope that this year the Wisteria will bloom in all its glory, since last year the flower buds froze. Greetings from Margarita.
Hopefully we won’t have any very cold weather, the wisteria will cope with normal winter temperatures.
It’s a thoroughly ‘interesting’ tulip all round, and what an appropriate name. Love the frilly edges!