Tulipa 'Queen of Night'
7th May 2011
One of the very dark purple tulips that are astonishing among the chromatic riots of spring. This is one of
my favourite flowers of the season, they persist for a few years in a dry bed but slowly fade away. It is a pleasure
to replace them from time to time.
'Queen of Night' is one of the earliest dark tulips, raised by Grullemans in Holland in 1895. There are more modern
varieties with darker flowers but so far nothing can match it for vigour and reliability.
12th May 2016