WAKEFIELD AND NORTH OF ENGLAND TULIP SOCIETY STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY FLORISTS TULIP PHOTOS

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Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society is the sole surviving Old English Florist Tulip Society. Their annual show takes place during the third week of May and was established 170 years ago to cultivate and show the English florists' tulip.

The bulbs they grow and show are descended from those imported and cultivated in the mid-17th century. Originally 'florists' were not as we know them today but were enthusiastic amateurs who bred and showed flowers in the 18th and 19th...
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Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society is the sole surviving Old English Florist Tulip Society. Their annual show takes place during the third week of May and was established 170 years ago to cultivate and show the English florists' tulip.

The bulbs they grow and show are descended from those imported and cultivated in the mid-17th century. Originally 'florists' were not as we know them today but were enthusiastic amateurs who bred and showed flowers in the 18th and 19th Century.

What is an English or Florists' Tulip? The flaming and feathering is caused by a virus transmitted by greenfly. This effect isn't stable and may change from year to year, although some cultivars are said to be more reliable than others. The tulip cups are shallower and more open than some of the familiar tulip types, a 'half hollow ball' shape rather than the pointed tighter or fuller shapes.

Old English Tulips are divided into Bizarres, Roses and Bybloemen, within those 'colouration categories' are the further sub categories of Breeders, Flamed and Feathered. All forms are shown and at the Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society Yorkshire were there are judged in brown beer bottles.
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