Tulip 'Salmon Impression' is one of those mid-spring tulips that seems to bring its own soft lighting. Standing to around 55cm, it carries large, beautifully formed pink flowers above broadly lance-shaped green leaves, creating a look that is generous without being showy. Each bloom has a warm salmon-pink glow, edged with paler pink margins that soften the whole effect, rather like a watercolour left to settle in the sun. Tulip 'Salmon Impression' has a naturally graceful presence in the border, adding height, colour and a sense of calm confidence just when spring is beginning to feel properly underway.

Plant Tulip 'Salmon Impression' in drifts for a polished, romantic display, or use it in pots where its large blooms can be admired at close quarters. Its gentle colouring pairs beautifully with ivory, lavender, deep plum and fresh green, and it is particularly effective among emerging perennials that will discreetly take over as the foliage fades. Tulip 'Salmon Impression' also makes a lovely cut flower, bringing that luminous pink warmth indoors with very little persuasion required. For gardeners who enjoy tulips with classic shape, reliable impact and a refined palette, Tulip 'Salmon Impression' is a wonderfully elegant choice.