Rembrandt, the famous Dutch painter, lived and worked in Holland around the time that tulips first became all the rage there, particularly the ones with streaks and stripes of colour. These types of tulips were bought for huge sums of money during the so-called ‘Tulipmania’ period (1593–1637).
Rembrandt rarely painted tulips, but today tulip flowers with painterly strokes of red or yellow are often called ‘Rembrandt’ tulips.
Create your own masterpiece with this collection of 5 stunning bicolour tulips. Flowers March-May. Height 45cm; spread 1-10cm. Bulb size 11/12cm. HP - Hardy perennial.