By Steven Rosen

Parrot tulips are known for their full body and rich texture, bred in a rainbow of colors to accentuate your next big event. The parrot tulip may be one of the most recognizable flowers for its star quality and vibrant presence making them a favorite for bridal showers and the wedding day. The bride-to-be who chooses the parrot tulip for her reception table makes a bold and beautiful statement about herself. Both bride and the parrot tulip share similar qualities in that they make a spectacular appearance, radiate self-confidence, have a flair for artistry, and are comfortable taking center stage.

The parrot tulip is a hybrid flower engineered for bulk and beauty with an innate ability to draw attention to itself. What is most extraordinary about this botanical wonder is the color pallet that fuses a spectrum of hues from softly muted tones to bold lines of vibrant shading to compliment almost any color theme for your event. Choose a spring or summer suite of color in dazzling yellow accentuated with fuchsia, lime green, soft pink and a hint of lavender. Fall and winter receptions may prefer their parrot tulips in monochrome coloring of richly textured red, or lightly accented with deep blue or purple.

If you are planning a wedding with ultra-elegance in mind, try a black and white theme for the wedding cake and floral arrangements. The parrot tulip comes in any shade you wish, and several florists in Toronto even offer basic black as a real classic. Although the black parrot tulip is the deepest shade, it retains its definition and contour with large flowing petals and a graceful curve over the stems. The shimmering black parrot tulip takes on a leather look, adding power and style to your table decor. To lift the color tone and blend in a secondary color theme, try adding a few crimson parrot tulips or match a few flowers to your bridesmaid dresses or accentuate in your favorite shades of cobalt blue, hot pink or pure white.

The parrot tulip is one of the most versatile flowers to assist you in your color theme and makes a stunning impression in any shade. Although you may pay a bit more for your parrot tulips over the traditional carnations and such, your wedding day will be forever recorded on video and in photographs, and you will want everything picture perfect and the best it can be. The bride who plans her wedding well will find her parrot tulip color companion to decorate and accentuate to her exact specifications, and for all those who refuse to settle for less, the parrot tulip is at the top of the list.