Tulipa turkestanica (creamy white), Tulipa tarda (yellow with white), Tulipa urumiensis (yellow) and Tulipa whittallii (bronze orange) have a refined, spicy scent. Monte Carlo (yellow) flowers at the beginning of April and has a honey scent. Prinses Irene (orange) and Yokohama (yellow) also flower in early April and have a spicy scent.
This begs the query “Do tulips have a fragrance?”
Tulips are fragrant While it is true that the majority of tulips are odourless, some of them are blessed with quite a pleasant and sometimes intense fragrance. But what exactly do tulips smell like?
The tulip bloom is formed of … TEPALS You are probably thinking that there is a misprint in the previous sentence, but tulips indeed have tepals and not petals. For an explanation we ….
A study conducted in Japan in 2012 examined the floral volatiles emitted by the fresh flowers of cultivar tulips and identified over 130 chemical components generating their scents. The compounds identified in the examined tulips allowed the researchers to arrange the flowers according to their odour profiles into the following 9 scent groups:.
What is so special about tulips?
Tulips range from the small, hardy species tulips often used in rock gardens, to the tall, majestic Darwin Hybrids that are the backbone of the perennial border in spring. But of all the tulip’s wonderful qualities, the most special one, to me, is fragrance.
Apricot beauties are one of the most popular varieties of tulip, adding a vivid pop of color to any garden. These lightly scented blooms are relatively easy to grow and typically bloom in late April or early May. Depending on your variety, these guys can reach up to 24 inches!
In particular, the following species are known for their fragrance: Tulipa turkestanica (creamy white), Tulipa tarda (yellow with white), Tulipa urumiensis (yellow) and Tulipa whittallii (bronze orange) have a refined, spicy scent. Monte Carlo (yellow) flowers at the beginning of April and has a honey scent.
Are Yokohama tulips fragrant?
Among the earliest to bloom, Yokohama single early tulips open in cooler weather along with daffodils and tend to last longer. They are distinct for their unique cup shape and six-petal flower, and have an average height of 10 to 18 inches. They are also one of the few tulip varieties that have a fragrance!