Bright yellow feathered with a bold red edge, a carnival of color all by itself. A bed full of these large Tulips is a knockout.

We have identified a series of Darwin Hybrid Tulips that has proven, in years of trials, to provide up to five years of splendid bloom, with bud counts actually increasing for the first three years. It's not a trick, but rather the extraordinary vigor of hybrids plus the selection of enormous bulbs, the absolute cream of the harvest. Though these giants will never have the permanence of Daffodils, they far surpass the performing life of most Tulips, and we have a report from a gardener near Atlanta (not good Tulip country) of eight successful years without replanting.

To ensure optimum success with this remarkable strain, we recommend you provide the basics of good Tulip culture: Deep planting, a regular spring and fall feeding with bulb fertilizer, deadheading after bloom, allowing the leaves to yellow before removing, and minimal watering during the summer. Your reward will be armloads of huge, jewel-tone chalices on sturdy stems and a display that will ignite your spring garden for years to come.