Unusual Colors of Tulip Bulbs

Black

• The black tulip is very rare and fewer than 10 varieties exist. The deep-black color is created when deep purples are fused creating darkening colors. Although there are no "true" black tulips, but these black tulips create contrast in a flowerbed and appear all black from the outside.

Apricot

• Apricot is also another rare tulip color with fewer than 10 varieties. The apricot color varies by orange levels and is generally made by blending orange varieties with a bit of pink. Apricot tulips are suitable if you want a singular color in your flowerbed. Putting apricot tulips with oranges or pinks may cause them to blend in a little too much, which is why apricot tulips are better left on their own.

Bronze

• Bronze is the rarest solid-colored tulip and only comes in one variety. The exact cross-pollinating techniques that create this unique color blend are unknown, but the result is a shimmering flower with a metallic sheen. Bronze tulips stand out no matter where they are placed. Because they are so unusual, they are often best left on their own so viewers appreciate their unique beauty in its own context.

Hybrids

• Hybrid tulips, which have separately colored petals, are rare simply because there are so many combinations. From simple hybrids of salmon and green to complex ones of black and white, hybrid tulips either can have patterned alternating colors or be split down the middle. Because there are so many possible color and pattern combinations, every hybrid tulip is unique, which makes them the rarest tulip color of all.