Circa 1954, this flamboyant heirloom bicolor is blazing red with prominent white flames that vary in width and intensity and occasional green flames. When it opens, it has a variable yellow cast that fades to bright white as the flowers mature. Tulip Class: Parrot. Bulb size: 12 cm/up. May. HZ: 4-7. 22".
To see Tulip Estella Rijnveld in its North Holland bulb field was remarkable: each bloom had a slightly different pattern of red and white. It was mesmerizing. Click here for a little
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