Tulipa

145-48, provides a detailed discussion of the painting and its various identifications as Tulipa clusiana, Tulipa montana, Tulipa lehmanniana Mercklin and Tulipa lanata.

Some of the most striking I have seen include Tulipa 'Ice Cream', Narcissus 'Replete' and Oxalis versicolor (pictured).

Not only is Tulipa 'Princess Irene' one of the most robust and reliable but its colouring is enchanting and unique - dusky orange petals on dark stems imbued with a purple bloom.

Look to the low-growing Tulipa tarda for white flowers with a yellow eye.

Tulip Another favourite of mine is the Tulipa humilis, a stunning pink to violet flower with blue and yellow markings.

Tulipa biflora, a white flower exuding a strong sweet scent, is occasionally found in the North: "Tulipa biflora is a remarkable discovery because the species is found in Russia.

Tony Manuel combined with stable jockey Adrian Nicholls to win the 1600m Act One Shadwell handicap with Noisy Silence, while the concluding 1000m handicap, the Green Desert Shadwell, was won by the Adi Selvaratnam--trained Tulipa Di Job.

Among my personal favourites are tulipa clusiana Lady Jane, a delicate, fine-boned specie tulip which grows to just 20cm.

and collected off the Florida coast, near Panacea, in May 1993 and June 2004; Rhyssoplax tulipa Quoy and Gaimard, 1835 (= Chiton tulipa Quoy and Gaimard, 1835), collected from East London, South Africa (32[degrees]54'S, 28[degrees]04'E), in September 1999; Radsia nigrovirescens de Blainville, 1825 (= Chiton nigrovirescens de Blainville, 1825), collected from the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa (34[degrees]16'S, 18[degrees]40'E), in September 1999; Mopalia muscosa (Gould, 1846), collected on San Juan Island, Washington State (48[degrees]2'N, 122[degrees]54'W), in May 2004.

Botanically accurate cotton print called Tulipa, from the Royal Horticultural Society collection and available through Zoffany, picks up the room's rich green and pink tones.

For example, the combination of Fritillaria "Chopin" and the double Tulipa x "Princess Irene"--their purple stems and veining in each orange flower accentuated by their proximity--may make it impossible to wait for the fall catalogues to arrive.

The pre-filled foil-sealed container called the Tulipa will launch in the UK this summer.

Tulipa comes from a Turkish word for turban, an allusion to the shape of the flower.