While tulips come in a wide range of brilliant colors, there is nothing quite like a classic red tulip. Today, we are going to go over the many gorgeous varieties of red tulips and which ones will work best for your garden!
1. Apeldoorn tulip
The Apeldoorn tulip is THE classic red tulip variety. This Dutch beauty has a vibrant red flower with a traditional egg-shaped form. In mid-spring, these large Darwin Hybrid flowers stand at 20″-24” and 4″-6” wide. The Alpendoorn Tulip is one of the best long-stemmed red tulips for the garden and for floral arrangements.
2. Red Impression tulip
The Red Impression tulip is another wildly popular variety of red tulip. These tall and sturdy beauties are just as pretty alongside a walkway as they are in a bouquet.
Another Darwin hybrid, these flowers are known for their resistance to disease and pests and for their ability to perennialize in the garden when planted deeply in well-drained soil and with plenty of sunlight. Red Impression plants grow to reach about 22″-24″ tall when flowering.
3. Red Dynasty tulip
Red Dynasty tulips are traditionally shaped tulip flowers with bright red petals. This variety is a Darwin hybrid tulip known for its resistance to disease and giant 5″ long flowers.
These tall plants reach full bloom in mid-spring, standing at 24″-26” tall and 3″-6” wide. Red Dynasty is one of the most popular varieties of red tulips to grow.
4. Rococo Parrot tulip
The Rococo Parrot tulip is a vibrant red, long-lasting, feathery flowered variety. The outer petals of these deep red tulips are ruffled and voluminous, making for a showstopper in the garden or in a cut flower bouquet. These flowers reach full bloom in late spring, standing at 14” tall and 3-6” wide.
5. Red Riding Hood tulip
The Red Riding Hood tulip is an egg-shaped flower with ruffly red petals and a black center deep within the flower. What really makes these red tulips unique is the dark purple-green striped/variegated leaves unfolding below the blooms. These flowers reach full bloom in mid-spring, standing at only 10-12” tall and 3-6” wide.
6. Red Emperor tulip
The Red Emperor tulip is a specialty Fosteriana type of tulip (read all about the different types of tulips). Also called ‘Madame Lefeber’ the Red Emperor is one of the most famous heirloom Fosteriana varieties available. The plants usually grow about 14″-16″ tall in the garden and tend to perennialize easily.
7. Kingsblood tulip
The Kingsblood tulip is an egg-shaped tulip flower with scarlet-red petals. These beautiful flowers reach full bloom in late spring, standing at 24-26” tall and 3-6” wide. This variety is now considered one of the best plain red tulips to add to the garden.
8. Estella Rijnveld tulip
The Estella Rijnveld tulip is a heavily feathered flower with bright white petals and flame-like red markings. These fringed tulip flowers reach full bloom in late spring, standing at 20” tall and 3-6” wide.
9. Grand Perfection tulip
The Grand Perfection tulip will be the showstopper of your garden! With bright white petals and crimson-flecked markings, these bicolor flowers will add a vivid flair to your garden. These flowers reach full bloom in mid-spring, standing at 14-16” tall and 3-6” wide.
10. Banja Luka tulip
The Banja Luka tulip is a large, bell-shaped flower red and yellow bicolor tulip variety. In mid to late spring, these flowers stand at 22” tall and 3-6” wide. The base of the petals is yellow, but the majority of the petal area is streaked with vibrant red markings. Banja Luka is a natural mutation (“sport”) of the classic Apeldoorn tulip.
11. Esperanto tulip
The Esperanto tulip is a voluminous tulip flower with light pink, rose, and deep red petals contrasted with a green stripe in the middle. These specialty flowers reach full bloom in late spring, standing at 12” tall and 3-6” wide.
12. Peppermint Stick tulip
Peppermint Stick tulips are a specialty type of tulip with bicolor red and white petals. These small, slender flowers have alternating bright white and red petals, giving a candy cane appearance. These flowers reach full bloom in early to mid-spring, standing at only 10” tall and 3-6” wide. These “wild” tulips can be planted as a perennial border along your garden to give it some festive flair!
13. Lalibela tulip
The Lalibela tulip is an egg-shaped flower with beautiful red petals. These flowers reach full bloom in mid to late spring, standing at 22” tall and 3-6” wide.
14. Candy Apple Delight tulip
The Candy Apple Delight tulip is an egg-shaped flower with contrasting red and white petals. These flowers reach full bloom in mid to late spring, standing at 16” tall and 3-6” wide.
15. Amber Glow tulip
The Amber Glow tulip is an egg-shaped flower with an amber base and bright red petals. These flowers reach full bloom in mid to late spring, standing at 16” tall and 3-6” wide.
16. Pamplona tulip
Named after the Spanish city, the Pamplona tulip is a peony-shaped flower with bright red petals. These flowers bloom in early to mid-spring, standing at 12-16” tall and 3-6” wide.
17. Firespray tulip
The Firespray tulip is an egg-shaped multi-flower with several flowers on one stem. The petals are bright red and lightly scented. These flowers reach full bloom in mid-spring, standing at only 8-12” tall and 3-6,” making them perfect for bouquets!
18. Escape tulip
The Escape tulip is an egg-shaped flower with vibrant red petals. These flowers reach full bloom in mid-spring, standing at 16-20” tall and 3-6” wide. Escape Tulips look magnificent when planted in masses, as they give a “red carpet” look to your garden!
19. Valery Gergiev tulip
The Valery Gergiev tulip is a classic-shaped flower with fringed purplish-red petals. These flowers reach full bloom in late spring, standing at 18” tall and 3-6” wide.
20. Anfield tulip
The Anfield tulip is a raspberry red, double flower with spiky, fringed petals. These flowers reach full bloom in late spring, standing at 12” tall and 3-6” wide.
21. Bull’s Eye tulip
The Bull’s Eye tulip is a peony-like flower with red tufts coming out of green petals, giving the flower its name. These flowers reach full bloom in late spring, standing at 14-16” tall and 3-6” wide.
22. Engadin tulip
The Engadin tulip is a large, egg-shaped flower with buttery yellow edging and a blood-red stripe in the middle. These flowers reach full bloom in early to mid-spring, standing at 14” tall and 3-6” wide.
23. Red Matador tulip
The Red Matador tulip is a funnel-shaped flower with bright red petals, similar to a Matador’s uniform. When these flowers reach full bloom in mid-spring, they stand at 24-26” tall and 3-6” wide.
24. Flames Mystery tulip
The Flames Mystery tulip is a unique skinny lily-type tulip with a creamy white base and twisted red petals at the top. You can see a yellow heart in the center when these flowers are fully opened. These flowers reach full bloom in early spring, standing at only 10” tall and 3-6” wide.
25. Halley’s Comet tulip
The Halley’s Comet tulip is a funnel-shaped flower with bright yellow petals, contrasted with vibrant red flames. These flowers reach full bloom in mid-spring, standing at 22-24” tall and 3-6” wide.
26. On The Double red tulip
The On the Double tulip is a peony-like, double flower with pink petals, wrapped in a green embrace. When in full bloom, these flowers release a fiery red inner tuft of red petals, giving the flower its “double” name. These flowers reach full bloom in late spring, standing at 14-16” tall and 3-6” wide.
27. Scarlet Majesty tulip
The Scarlet Majesty tulip is a large, peony-like double flower with bright red petals. These flowers reach full bloom in mid-spring, standing at 18-20” tall and 3-6” wide.
28. Red Pride tulip
The Red Pride tulip is a large, bell-shaped flower with bright red petals. These flowers reach full bloom in midseason, standing at 22” tall and 3-6” wide.
29. Red Purissima tulip
The Red Purissima tulip is a thin tulip flower with bright red petals, contrasting with a yellow base and heart. These flowers reach full bloom in early spring, standing at 18” tall and 3-6” wide. Light up your garden with these elegant Red Purissima tulips!
30. Variatie Red tulip mixture
The Variatie Red tulip mixture has a blend of parrot-like, funnel-shaped, lily-flowering flowers with colors ranging from bright red to scarlet. Mistaking these red tulips for red peonies or even old-fashioned red roses would be easy. These flowers reach full bloom in early to late spring, standing at 16-20” tall and 3-6” wide.
