One hundred and one tulips: an order that gets planned
A hundred and one tulips is not something taken off a shelf. Quantities like this are assembled against a specific date, because tulips arrive in batches and a hundred stems of one variety in one shade are not always sitting in stock.
Which gives the first rule. Arrange a bouquet of this size several days ahead, and considerably earlier around peak dates in early spring.
Why variety becomes a supply question
At ten stems, choosing a variety is a matter of taste. At a hundred it is a matter of availability.
Single varieties are the most widely available and the easiest to gather in quantity. Double, peony flowered, fringed and parrot types come in smaller consignments, and a hundred of any one of them needs ordering in advance.
The same applies to unusual shades. White, yellow and red are straightforward. Muted complex tones, bicolours and the very dark varieties are far harder to find in units of a hundred.
The usual compromise is a blend of two or three close shades within one variety. It reads as a single field of colour and can be assembled without delay.
Dimensions and the handover
At this count the bouquet reaches around fifty centimetres across and weighs enough that it is carried in two arms, held against the body.
Several practical consequences follow.
- It fits a standard lift and struggles in a narrow stairwell in an older building.
- There is nowhere to stand it whole except a floor vase or a bucket.
- Splitting it into two or three arrangements is a sensible outcome rather than a spoiled gift.
- For photographs somebody else has to help, since the recipient's arms are entirely occupied.
A hundred stem bouquet makes its impression once, at the moment of handing it over. After that it becomes a question of where to put it.
Who receives one
The occasion is always significant: a proposal, a milestone birthday, a wedding anniversary, a public congratulation. For everyday dates a quantity like this looks disproportionate.
The recipient's home is worth considering too. In a small flat a hundred and one tulips occupy half a room and create a domestic problem rather than a pleasure.
For a delivery in Side, agree the transport and the handover point in advance. An order this size travels in its own vehicle, and a street handover on a windy day is a test in itself.
JFLOO handles bouquets of one hundred and one tulips as a separate order. Begin with the date and the variety, settle the container question next, and discuss the shade last.
