Like a perfectly formed little quail’s egg, Tulip Species ‘Polychroma’ delights with its milky white petals and buttercup yellow centre. Neat, pointed buds remain firmly shut at night, and gradually unfurl as the day brightens. Opening fully into broad, star-shaped blooms, these botanical tulips seem to drink in the sunlight to store within their golden centre.

This low-growing variety, tulip 'Polychroma'  is ideally suited to rockeries, containers, edging borders and dotting amongst lawns, where they will naturalise liberally. Multiple flower heads emerge from one bulb, providing an impressive display even within a smaller space.

Exhibiting dramatic, moody, maroon-black blooms with a plush, velvet gleam, Mid Season Tulip ‘Paul Scherer’ is a tulip worth making room for. This mid-season variety will be a real talking-point in any garden, with its incredible, Gothic, ebony petals set off by grey-green foliage. Maximise the breath-taking effect of their pitch-black colouring by planting in dramatic swathes, or use them as bold punctuation marks dotted throughout contrasting colour schemes.

The tall, sturdy stems make stylish cut flowers, adding an air of mystery to floral arrangements and bouquets. Tulip ‘Paul Scherer’ has earned the accolade of an RHS Award of Garden Merit, proving itself to be both impressive and reliable.

Named after the beautiful Italian city which forms the backdrop to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Early Double ‘Verona’ is a romantic Early Double variety to inspire similar feelings of adoration. Just as Romeo describes Juliet as his ‘sun’, the clear, pale-yellow petals of this tulip shine like dawn light streaming through a window.

With ruffled layers of lemon chiffon, this bloom also offers a beguiling, citrus scent. These tulips will bring their soft, sensuous charm to your window boxes, containers, and flowers beds. The course of true love never did run smooth, but the sturdy stems of tulip ‘Verona’ make it robust even in tempestuous weather.