# Tesselaar tulip festival blooms in Victoria

> More than a million spring flowers transform the gardens from mid-September to mid-October each year.
- Title: Tesselaar tulip festival blooms in Victoria · the Guardian
- Summary: More than a million spring flowers transform the gardens from mid-September to mid-October each year. The Tesselaar tulip festival in Victoria displays over…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/oct/11/tesselaar-tulip-festival-silvan-victoria-in-pictures
- Published: 2026-10-10T23:00:10+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tesselaar tulip festival, victoria, tulips, spring flowers, gardens, poppies, daffodils, news, politics
## A million blooms in Victoria
The Tesselaar tulip festival in Victoria displays more than a million spring flowers from mid-September to mid-October each year, transforming the gardens with colour.
## Seventy tulip species on show
There are more than seventy species of tulip, which are members of the lily family. The name tulip is derived from the Turkish word for turban.
## Poppies and daffodils also bloom
Poppies, daffodils and fruit trees are also in full bloom at the festival. Poppies can grow to more than one metre tall with flowers up to fifteen centimetres across.
## Key takeaway

The Tesselaar tulip festival in Victoria displays over a million spring flowers including more than seventy tulip species, poppies and daffodils from mid-September to mid-October annually.