Temple of Beauty has large, graceful, lily-shaped flowers in deep salmon-rose with darker and paler flushes above slightly mottled foliage. You'll be amazed at how the intensity of light, or shade, affects one's perception of its coloration. It appears more orange in strong light and more raspberry-salmon in filtered sunlight.
A two-time award-winner, this 1959 Lefeber variety is late and tall, like its siblings
Big Brother,
Blushing Beauty,
Blushing Lady and
Hocus Pocus. You may also be interested in our
Tall Sherbet Tulip Mixture of Lefeber varieties or our
Collection G: The Latest May Tulip Garden: it includes 50 each of Tulips
Big Brother,
Blushing Beauty,
El Niño,
Hocus Pocus,
Temple of Beauty and Temple’s Favorite (individually packaged and labeled). Tulip Class: Single Late. Bulb size: 12 cm/up. May. HZ: 3-8. 30".
Tulips are
The Art & Soul of Spring.
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