Keep the tulip season going for longer with this incredibly late and large flowering botanical belter, Tulip aximensis! The blooms are shockingly big and bright and throw out a jarring burst of fresh colour at the tail-end of the tulip season. And there’s no need to suffer end-of-season sadness when they do finally finish flowering, they’ll come back again and again for years! Flowering late, try combining them with something like purple alliums and you’ll be in for a real late-season buzz.

This very old variety grows naturally in the commune of Aime in the French Alps and is prized locally at the Aime Tulip. Rarely seen but lovingly preserved and successfully cultivated, this very special botanical Tulip aximensis is more than just an impressive flash of colour, it’s also historical!