Tulips Francoise, Flaming Parrot and Carnival de Rio.
Watercolour of unnamed tulip (Tulipa gesneriana) by Alexander Marshall c 1650-82 (left). Tulip Grand Perfection (right).
Morning habit 1700 c North Africa and Tulip Mistress Grey.
Tulip Sorbet.
Tulip Black Charm and an old watercolour of a striped tulip that we found in a market (right).
Tulip Black Hero, Design Impression, Raspberry Ripple and Grand Perfection, Flaming Parrot, Apricot Pride and Helmar (left). Historic print of a wonderful habit of an Ethiopian 1581. The yellow jacket and stripes inspired our planting schemes.
Tulip Sorbet (left) and Tulip Carnival de Nice, Estelle Rijnveld and Carousel, Grand Perfection and Flaming Club (right).
Tulip Apricot Impression, Spring Green, Purple Pride (left from the front) and Blueberry Ripple (right).
Tulip Antoinette and habit of a Dervise, India, 1700.
Tulip White Parrot (left), tulip Violet Beauty, Mickey Mouse, Maureen, Angelique and Flaming Club (right).
Tulip Blueberry Ripple, Burning Heart, Orange Favourite, Apricot Pride, Pink Impression (from left to right).
Tulip Salmon Van Eijk and habit of lady of Poland with her Covid mask and fur trim.
Tulip Apricot Pride, Blueberry Ripple and Orange van Eijk.
Dried tulip petals keep their colours and stripes.
Tulip Apricot Impression, Raspberry Ripple, Montreux, Burning Heart, Flaming Parrot, Grand Perfection, Jan Reus, Apricot Parrot and Paul Scherer.
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Tulips in the polytunnel for early spring picking.