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An early tulip: Monsella

For a spectacular celebration of an early Easter it is hard to beat an over-the-top tulip in a pot. This is Monsella, a delirious harlequin of a thing; one of those tulips (there are many) that look their best full-blown, even over-blown, with their petticoats in disarray.  The pot was not forced; just kept protected over winter and brought into the conservatory when the buds were swelling.  It looked amazing on the breakfast table: an Easter event rather than a plant to take seriously.

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