{"product_id":"fall-tulip-flower-bulbs-apeldoorn-elite","title":"Apeldoorn Elite Darwin Tulip","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the luscious perennial tulip you see everywhere  in spring.  Bright yellow, blushed heavily with orange, Apeldoorn Elite   has been a world favorite since its introduction in 1968.  Like all  Darwin Hybrids, they \"come back year after year\" making a planting of  these beauties a multi-year success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Darwin Hybrid Tulips: \u003c\/strong\u003e Early in the 20th Century, a talented Dutch hybridizer named Lefeber  worked long and hard with a wild tulip called \u003cem\u003e\"Tulipa fosteriana\"\u003c\/em\u003e from Central Asia.  It is red, and from it, he hybridized the group  that became known as the Emperor Tulips.  The world-famous Red Emperor was introduced in 1931, and is what we now call a member of the  \"Fosteriana Tulip\" group. In fact, Red Emperor's official variety name  is \"Madame Lefeber\" in honor of the original hybridizer's wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven though the Red Emperor and other fosterianas were instant  sensations, the hybridizers were not satisfied.  They were fascinated by  what were then called simply \"Darwin Tulips\".  These were  large-flowered tulips in clear colors on tall stems, but without any  perennial qualities.  The Emperors, being close to a wild species, were  quite perennial, so they crossed the two groups.  And voila!  Darwin  Hybrid Tulips were born, with the best qualities of both groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEver since, the Darwin Hybrids have set the standards worldwide for  tall graceful, large flowered perennial tulips. Apeldoorn, the famous  red tulip that is now No. 1 in the US, was introduced in 1951 by D. W.  Lefeber and Company.  There are not many Darwin Hybrids, even today.   But they are every good gardener's favorites and always highly valued by  florists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn America's Top Ten list for popularity in the US,  compiled by the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre, they list no  less than three Darwin Hybrids, more than from any other group.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Bag of 10","offer_id":51998061822269,"sku":"AM004553","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/1487\/3956\/files\/tulipa-darwin-tulip-red-yellow-apeldoorn-elite-garden.jpg?v=1784369806","url":"https:\/\/seedsplant.com\/products\/fall-tulip-flower-bulbs-apeldoorn-elite","provider":"Seedsplant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}