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Mar 16, 2024 6:01 PM CST
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Name: Nancy
Northeastern Illinois (Zone 5b)
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Darwin Daydream Tulips

These are from my backyard, I love the color variations of this variety.

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Mar 16, 2024 6:09 PM CST
Name: Keith
Invercargill, New Zealand (Zone 9a)
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A great display, beautifully photographed, Nancy.
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Mar 16, 2024 7:31 PM CST
Name: Laurie
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I love your banner, Nancy! Nice colors and a nice green backdrop (shrub of some kind?) I love tulips! Rolling my eyes.
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Mar 16, 2024 7:52 PM CST
Name: TT
MS Gulf Coast
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I agree

Thanks for beautifull banner!

Hope you can share photos!
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Mar 16, 2024 8:18 PM CST
Name: Rj
Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)
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Beautiful banner Nancy!
As Yogi Berra said, “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
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Mar 16, 2024 8:23 PM CST
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Name: Nancy
Northeastern Illinois (Zone 5b)
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The shrubs are Annabelle Hydrangeas, they just leafed out so don't form the full row yet here like they do by summer. I planted 50 of the tulips fall of 2022 and liked them so I added another 25 last fall. I didn't really have space for them but saw a video where someone just used the easy bulb hole digger and planted them right in the middle of their lawn, so that's what I tried about 1.5' in front of the Annabelles. I mow around them until the leaves are ready to die off, it's mostly weeds back there so the grass doesn't get too high until that point.

A lot of the petals had already fallen, so this was the last batch of pics of them last spring, but this was the exact photo I used, probably tilted it a bit to get the most tulips in that slice. You can see the weeds between them here, but as long as it's green, I still call it lawn. Hilarious!

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Mar 16, 2024 9:07 PM CST
Name: TT
MS Gulf Coast
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Thank You! Lovey dubby
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Mar 17, 2024 5:36 AM CST
Name: Lilli
Lundby, Denmark, EU
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Lovely banner! Hurray!

I grow Daydream tulips too and they really are a dream; easy to grow, not fussy and pretty to boot. Thumbs up
Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need expert advice!
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Mar 17, 2024 7:39 AM CST
Central Florida (Zone 9a)
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So pretty!
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Mar 17, 2024 4:51 PM CST
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Name: Nancy
Northeastern Illinois (Zone 5b)
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Here's a good photo of when they were just opening up showing the color changes they go through. They start out almost pure yellow and then change into peachy orange shades and even red as they mature.

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