Description

Tulip Carnaval de Rio is a Triumph tulip selected for its vibrant painterly colour: pure white petals blazed with brilliant cherry-red flames. Standing at 40–45 cm, this April-flowering variety is widely used by professionals seeking bold, crisp colour blocks with a modern aesthetic and excellent weather resistance.

Ideal for municipal bedding schemes, housing estates, commercial forecourts, and urban landscapes, Carnaval de Rio thrives in full sun and moderately fertile, well-drained soils. It requires regular moisture through the growing season and benefits from bulb fibre or compost in heavier ground. Avoid planting in areas prone to winter waterlogging.

This tulip is perfect for creating high-impact displays in civic beds, traffic islands, seasonal planters, and large-scale border plantings. It performs reliably across Irish coastal and inland zones and suits sites with high footfall due to its striking colour and neat, upright habit.

Combine with Tulip Negrita, Gavota, or Golden Oxford in mid-season designs. For pollinator inclusion, mix with early-flowering alliums, Narcissus Tête Boucle, or underplant with Muscari armeniacum.

Though not fragrant, it has a broad, open flower form and may support incidental hoverfly and beetle visits in urban biodiversity corridors.