Tulipa 'Burning Heart'

The tulip is a stalwart of the late-spring garden. There are hundreds to choose from, including traditional, single cup-shaped varieties, double-flowered cultivars and those with elegant, goblet-shaped flowers. Tulips grow best in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. However, they don’t always come back the following year and are therefore often best treated as annuals.

Tulipa ‘Burning Heart' is a Darwin hybrid tulip. These are all single-flowered and brightly coloured varieties, with long-lasting flowers on strong stems. Unlike many tulip cultivars, Darwin hybrids usually flower again for several years after they were first planted, making them more reliable than other options.

Resembling an old-fashioned tulip found in Dutch paintings of the 1600s (known as Rembrandt tulips), ‘Burning Heart’ has cream-yellow flowers with a bold red swirling pattern. Growing to a height of 40cm, ‘Burning Heart’ is perfect for growing in a mixed herbaceous border. It makes an excellent cut flower.