Tulipa Crème Upstar

Tulipa 'Crème Upstar' is a variety with peony-like flowers in a delightful pastel colour, which is uncommon for tulips. Its creamy-white corollas combine different soft shades, such as apricot, pink, and tender yellow. These nuances intensify during flowering. It is an ideal companion for T. 'Angelique' and T. 'Orange Angelique', as they enhance each other's beauty. It flowers in May-June.

It belongs to the Liliaceae family. It is of horticultural origin, obtained in 1994 in the Netherlands. It is currently classified as a 'Late Double Tulip', whose main characteristic is to have very double and ruffled flowers, carried by sturdy stems. Tulipa 'Crème Upstar' is short (40cm (16in)). Its flowers are large, fully double, and fully open. This variety shows excellent endurance. Its changing colour palette includes cream, pale-yellow, and pearl-pink on the outside, with a tender yellow interior corolla. The fragrance adds an extra charm. It is a true favourite, especially when its buds slowly open in a vase, gradually shedding petals like a shower of pearls. The flowering starts relatively late, in May, when other tulips have long faded.

Late double tulips bring fantasy and romance to pots or sunny gardens, in the company of the most beautiful spring blooms or pastel tulips like 'Double Sugar', 'Orange Angelique', and 'Maureen Double'. Alternatively, choose dark varieties like 'Queen of the Night'. Consider the height and flowering period when designing your flower beds, as these parameters vary significantly from one cultivar to another. It is wise to plant a few more bulbs for bouquets, as they last a long time in a vase, which is where the scented flowers of this variety will bring the greatest satisfaction.

Sold in sets of 10, 30, and 100 bulbs.