{"id":2741,"date":"2026-04-11T21:44:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laguardiacornergarden.org\/wp\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2026-04-11T21:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:47:28","slug":"tulips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laguardiacornergarden.org\/wp\/tulips\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulips!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Much has changed since the last entry here. The roses are pruned, shrubs are cut back and the flowerbeds are mostly cleaned up. The first daffodils are already spent and the crab apple tree has buds that will open any day now.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The most colorful flowers at this time of the year are without doubt tulips. They shine in bright red, pink, orange and different shades of yellow. Each fall, some of us plant new tulips. But some of the bulbs from previous years present a fresh flower every spring. This is true for species tulips and for some of the big showy Darwin tulips, for example the red variety below, which looked just as lovely last year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tulips look a little like a colorful easter egg when seen from the side. They show an entirely different and more interesting “face” when seen from above. In this view, new colors and fancy markings show up. Some tulips paint the inside of their flower pitch black, perhaps to let the yellow pistil, the female part of the flower, stand out so that pollinators can clearly see it. Meant for bees and and flies, we humans enjoy this display, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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