Tulip identification

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• Athelas Posts: 946

  February 2022

  Apricot Beauty?
  
  Any chance of a closer photo of the flower?

  Cambridgeshire, UK

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• Molly69 Posts: 34

  February 2022

  Hi this is it a bit closer. 

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  February 2022

  T. Ballerina?

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  February 2022

  GardenerSuze said:

  T. Ballerina?

  Sorry, think Apricot Beauty is more likely. Ballerina is a lily flowered tulip and it is one of the very best.

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• Molly69 Posts: 34

  February 2022

  Thanks @GardenerSuze & @Athelas, I agree more likely to be apricot beauty although it appeared to be a double with quite a short head. 

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  February 2022

  I guess you would like to grow this yourself? Assume it is a cut flower grown under glass. Flowers that are out of season are often more difficult to ID as their colour and form is not so stable. It is also possible that it is good commercially but not for a garden for what ever reason. The only other orange tulip I have grown is Princess Irene but don't think it is that? Ballerina is the very best for the garden, just as good year two it has an RHS AGM. You have your heart set on the above I think, can anyone else offer their thoughts ?

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• Plantminded Posts: 3,580

  February 2022

  The closest I can find, are Tulipa Brown Sugar and T. La Belle Epoque - they are similar with a peach/salmon base, but not identical!  The two you have mentioned @GardenerSuze, Ballerina and Princess Irene have an orange base - they are lovely and go together really well, I often grow them!  (Ballerina is also scented).  I think the point about being commercially grown for the trade rather than for domestic gardeners is a very good possibility.

  Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.
  
  
  

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• Athelas Posts: 946

  February 2022 edited February 2022

  Below are some tulips with an orangey/peach/pink/yellow colour scheme:
  
  

  https://www.farmergracy.co.uk/collections/tulip-bulbs-uk/products/tulip-charade-bulbs-uk

  
  

  https://www.dutchgrown.co.uk/collections/tulips/products/tulip-menton

  
  

  https://www.dutchgrown.co.uk/collections/tulips/products/tulip-apricot-impression

  
  

  https://www.dutchgrown.co.uk/collections/tulips/products/tulip-dordogne

  
  

  https://www.angliabulbs.com/product/tulip-blushing-apeldoorn/

  
  

  Lighter: https://www.dutchgrown.co.uk/collections/tulips/products/tulip-apricot-giant

  
  

  Darker: https://www.dutchgrown.co.uk/collections/tulips/products/tulip-kings-orange

  
  

  https://www.dutchgrown.co.uk/collections/tulips/products/tulip-brown-sugar

  Cambridgeshire, UK

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  February 2022

  It would be great to resolve this, there so many possibilities it's difficult.
  If you purchase tulips in the spring they often have a vibrancy of colour as they are in season. Out of season they can seem a little dull possibly due to light levels. .It can also be difficult to ID the odd rose growing in December as the flowers don't always form properly and again the colour can be slightly different.@Plantminded thanks for your help.

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• Molly69 Posts: 34

  February 2022

  Thank you @GardenerSuze , @Athelas & @Plantminded! - I needed to ID for a botanical drawing I'm doing for a course.  However, it's very pretty and I will be looking at getting Ballerina and princess irene for my garden. Lots of good choices on the links sent too - especially love Brown Sugar. Thank you for all your help with this!

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