At last year's Malvern Autumn Show (2022), I bought 10 Antoinette™ tulip bulbs for Mary who was, unfortunately, stuck at home with a bad cold/laryngitis/pneumonia/Covid-19*. They were advertised as a late-flowering multi-headed chameleon tulip changing colour from green-yellow to salmon pink.
The following photographs (Photos 1-7) are enlargements from my daily garden photoshoots (View from the Rear Window series).
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Photo 1: Antoinette Tulips (centre, green pot) - 23rd April
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Photo 2: Antoinette Tulips (centre, green pot) - 28th April
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Photo 3: Antoinette Tulips (centre, green pot) - 1st May
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Photo 4: Antoinette Tulips (centre, green pot) - 5th May
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| Photo 5: Antoinette Tulips (centre, green pot) - 10th May |
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Photo 6: Antoinette Tulips (centre, green pot) - 13th May
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| Photo 7: Antoinette Tulips (centre, green pot) - 17th May |
On average, each tulip produced just over five flowers per bulb.
Here are a few more close-up photos showing the splendour of these tulips:
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| Photo 8: Antoinette Tulips - 4th May |
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| Photo 9: Antoinette Tulips - 4th May |
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| Photo 10: Antoinette Tulips - 9th May |
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| Photo 11: Antoinette Tulips - 11th May |
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| Photo 12: Antoinette Tulips - 14th May |
Well worth growing for some late tulip action and, provided they return in future years, excellent value for money (under a fiver!).
[* delete as appropriate depending on your hypochondriac tendencies]
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