While travelers tend to visit this Dutch island for its famously amazing tulip blooms, it's also home to some marvelous bird and wildlife viewing.

For example, at the Dixon, one finds such categories as "lily tulips," notable for their flaring pointy petals, and "parrot tulips," which appear feathery. Also present are examples of wild tulips ...

and this year Botanica has 12 distinct types of tulips. Parrot tulips, which have brightly colored serrated, curled petals that resemble a parrot’s plumage, can be found in the Carousel Garden ...

The festival showcases a diverse array of tulip varieties, from classic singles to fringed, double and parrot tulips. Beyond tulips, visitors can admire daffodils, hyacinths and poppies ...

But for much of his career (cut short in 1989 by his death, of AIDS, at 42) the New York artist also created pictures of flowers, including 1988’s Parrot Tulips. The genres are not unrelated ...

Perfect for green-fingered family members. Parrot tulips are the crème de la crème of the floral family. Ideal for creative mothers who are partial to quirk, these coral-coloured blooms will ...

‘She was one of those kids who would just hold everyone’s attention’: Nell Smith - Alex Hanson ...

The Flaming Lips have collaborated with many artists including Cave, Yoko Ono, Miley Cyrus, Kesha and Erykah Badu. For him, partnering with an unknown, untrained English kid not yet in her teens ...