Product Description
This Parrot Tulip Floral Stem from Winward Florals will remind you of Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area gardens every time you see it. This tulip stem looks so realistic, everyone will think you've been tending to the precious bloom all winter! The multicolored blooms look great on their own in a bud vase, or use multiple stems in different shades to create a fuller and more complex arrangement. We love this flower in blue and white chinoiserie or other traditional porcelain vases for an elegant and effortless spring look. Measures 23 inches tall. Each stem is sold separately and made of polyester silk, plastic, foam, and wire. Imported.
Product Care
For use indoors or in outdoor protected areas. When you receive your florals from us, gently extend the branches, leaves, or flowers after taking them out of the box to achieve the desired fullness.
Inspiration
The colorful spring season in Colonial Williamsburg includes thousands of tulips in a rainbow of colors, heralding the return of warmer weather! From the large and glorious display of tulips in the Governor's Palace Gardens to smaller gardens such as the Alexander Craig Garden, you will find every color and variety of tulip in the Historic Area.
In 1730, Robert Furber, an English nurseryman, published an unusual flower catalogue. On each of its twelve pages, he illustrated graceful arrangements of flowers grouped according to the month in which they bloom. Four hundred varieties, all of which could be purchased in London nurseries, were accurately illustrated and identified. Intended as a sales catalog, the "Twelve Months of Flowers" was an immediate artistic success and has been treasured for almost 300 years. John Custis IV had extensive gardens in Williamsburg, and publications such as Furber's Flowers inspired varieties to plant, including many types of tulips.
