Tulipa In Love

Tulipa In Love is a feast for the eyes, in a vase or in the garden. This intensely pink majestic tulip with a narrow corolla has thick and waxy petals, carried by thick and sturdy stems. This variety shows particular resistance to bad weather. It blooms in the middle of the tulip season, in the heart of spring, depending on the climate.

The 'In Love' Tulip belongs to the Liliaceae family. Originally horticultural, it is currently classified in the 'Triumph' group, whose main characteristic is narrow cup-shaped flowers. Perched on tall stems of 45 cm (18in) above the broadly lanceolate leaves, the elegant flowers are intense pink, marked in the centre with a redder area, quite square but with a narrow cup shape with six "petals" (more precisely tepals) with a pinker interior. They are carried by very sturdy stems and unaffected by bad weather. They flower in April, in the heart of the tulip season.

The 'In Love' triumph tulip fits well in large beds. Its pure colour allows for associations with white or pink tulips, creating a beautiful contrast. It also maximizes the flowering duration of the beds. Combine it with daffodils, jonquils, hyacinths, Corsican hellebores and euphorbias, for stunning compositions. It can also be planted in borders, rockeries, flower beds, pots and containers. This tulip will look beautiful on balconies and terraces. It goes perfectly with tall perennials and is ideal for creating elegant bouquets. In a vase, very little water at the bottom is enough! Moreover, if your tulips open too quickly, you can add two to three ice cubes to the vase every day.

Regarding botanical species: tulip species are found in most of the Old World, from Western Europe to China and Japan through Eastern Europe, Asia Minor and Central Asia. Their distribution area also includes North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The centre of diversity of the genus is in the Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains and the steppes of Kazakhstan. 

There are various wild species, many of which are endangered. These are either large tulips originally from crops, the most famous of which is the Agen tulip (Tulipa agenensis), or small tulips found in wooded areas or among rocks in the mountains. In cultivation, these are called "botanical tulips", and one of the most common is the wild tulip (Tulipa sylvestris), which often used to grow sheltered by vines and whose subspecies australis is known as the southern tulip.