Serious work on the first ”black” tulip began in 1979, when Hageman and his coworkers cross-pollinated two dark purple tulip varieties called the Queen of the Night and the Wiener Weld.

They can be mistaken as black from afar, but are actually a dark maroon purple. True black tulips do not exist, as referenced in "The Black Tulip," a book written by Alexandre Dumas, where the ...

The black tulip may be one worth considering. It has been a fascinating color in the garden since the 1930s. It may look like a deep purple at times, depending on what light hits it, ...

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Last spring I was lucky enough to visit gardens in Holland and north Germany and take part in a master class on how to combine different types of tulips. This inspiring trip reinforced my belief ...

The black tulip may be one worth considering. It has been a fascinating color in the garden since the 1930s. It may look like a deep purple at times, depending on what light hits it, ...