If you are like me, then you must be a pretty big tulip fan. Tulips enjoy a great personality. They are playful, flirtatious, crazy, and they have beautiful blooms with stems that grow in funky ways once placed into a vase of fresh water. Every January, the shop gets pretty excited about our weekly shipment of Holland tulips because we only get them for a few months out of the year (January to early May). However, while regular tulips are great, parrot tulips are something a bit more unique. I currently have about two bunches in a large vase at home sitting on my organ bench and they look amazing! The blooms of parrot tulips are about two to three times the size of a regular tulip bloom and unlike the smooth bloom of a regular tulip, parrot tulips are typically classified by feathered, curled, or twisted petals:
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| this is how we sell parrot tulips: $19.99 a bunch. |
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| orange blooms of parrot tulips. |
At first, parrot tulips lure you in with their seductive colors and twisted petals, but the fun really begins to happen once you get them home. As we store all of our tulips in a cooler (measuring around 44 degrees F), tulip blooms do not usually open until they are purchased, taken home, and placed in warm water. With a typical shelf life of about 5-7 days, tulips do all kinds of crazy things once they are placed in water. Not only do their beautiful blooms open, but tulip stems continue to grow even after they have been cut from the fields of Holland. If you are thinking about purchasing parrot tulips and are wondering what they look like as they open, just ask! We typically have some in a vase sitting around the shop for your viewing pleasure:
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| top view of parrot song. |
By the way, if you are interested in buying an arrangement of parrot tulips, Mari created Parrot Song for your enjoyment and it is very lovely. Don't forget that Valentine's Day is just around the corner...
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