Tulips are one of the simplest flowers to get right and one of the hardest to keep. Fresh ones bend, droop and drop petals within a week. These hold their shape and colour indefinitely.

Each stem is hand-painted with naturally curved petals and finished with soft green leaves on a slender stem. They look convincingly real, especially in groups where the slight variations between each head become more noticeable.

Available in four single colours — white, pink, yellow and orange — or three two-tone combinations paired with white, so you can match the room or mix things up with the seasons.

Six stems in a narrow vase or jar keep things simple and understated. Twelve gives you a fuller, more generous display. They suit clear glass well because the stems are part of the look, but they work equally well in a ceramic where you want the colour of the heads to do everything.

Tulips are a spring flower. These let you have them whenever you want them, in whatever colour suits the space, without a weekly trip to replace the ones that gave up.