These I think are the last of the fantastic and long running show that the tulips have produced this year. Whether they are last because they are a late flowering tulip or because they are buried more deeply in the pot I don’t know, but it’s a lovely finale.
Although beautiful, I found that Carnaval de Nice wants the stage to herself.
Artemisia, Stock, and Abutilon are the only ones I could find to share the stage. One Black Diamond Tulip, and a lone dill flower remain from my initial attempts at a more varied vase.
Thank you to Cathy at Rambling in the Garden for hosting – inspiring me to bring flowers home to enjoy all week.
Absent Gardener 
Carnaval de Nice is wonderful and the Artemisia is the perfect companion. I thought I ordered these for last year but I don’t remember that they flowered, your lovely vase has reminded me. I like tulips on their own in a vase.
I do like them on their own, or as the main attraction but I often don’t have enough of them at one time. I will have to grow more next year. 🙂
How many do you usually grow of each variety
I ordered about 10 or 15 of each one, except black diamond which I seem to have
…black diamond I have around 25
I usually like to plant 25 of each variety. This time I’m planting 100 of some but over a staggered period with different amounts of time being chilled as an experiment. All the tulips are still in the fridge, I’ll begin planting them next month.
25 is definitely better, or similar varieties which flower at the same time. I was surprised at the difference in when mine flowered as they were planted around the same time. They did much better this year, I think it helped making a richer potting mix and adding some lime. I will look forward to seeing your vases in Springtime.
There are many different types of tulips which all flower at slightly different times; in the northern hemisphere Earlies can begin as soon as the end of March and the last ones flower in May. If you look at http://www.peternyssen.co.uk they are all listed.
What a fabulous arrangement. I think a tulip as dramatic at that is almost better in a vase than in the garden as you can chose its neighbours, which you’ve done perfectly!
Thank you, that’s true, this one does look better in the vase for that reason, and also it’s petals are more likely to get damaged by the wind I think.
It’s like rasperry ripple ice cream! Most unusual and the artemiesia sets it off perfectly – thanks for sharing Cath
Wow, quite a finale.
Oh, how lovely!
Thank you!
That’s just reminded me to buy some for November planting. It’s always such a welcome tulip after the cold dark winter. Thanks for sharing.
It is, all Spring flowers are special that way.
Looks like one of those tulips painted by the old masters. Very striking
I think that’s what made me choose this tulip. And the name is nice too. 🙂 Here is a blog which has a lovely selection of paintings and interesting historical info about tulips and paintings. http://bjws.blogspot.co.nz/search?q=Tulips
Would you believe that it was more expensive to have a vase of live flowers than to have a painting?
So beautiful – they look like candy – good enough to eat!
Amazing tulip – like raspberry ripple icecream!