Tulip

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The story of a perfect flower

First created 23 May 2013. Version 3.0 - 25 Jun 2016. Jerry Tse. London.

The flower

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Tulips are one of the most popular flowers together with others.

Roses.

Chrysanthemum.

Carnations.

Lily.

Lily family - Liliaceae

A few members of the Lily family, which includes the tulip.

Bulb & leaf

All plants in the Lily family have linear leaves.

Tulips are grown from bulbs.

A typical tulip

Types of tulips

How many different types of tulips depends on who define them and often changes as more varieties are grown.

Varieties

Tulips became popular in the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in the 16C and were imported into Europe through Holland .

History

Tulip

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By the early 17C, tulip became very popular. New varieties were developed and bulbs were bought and sold by speculators. At it height a bulb could worth as much as a house. Eventual the bubble went burst but the love affair with tulip continued. The painting above shows some of the earlier varieties.

Black tulip

One aim of the Dutch horticulturists of the time was to create the black tulip. Indeed many varieties of tulips were created by the Dutch in 17C and these can still be seen on paintings at the time. In 1850, the French writer Alexandre Dumas, the author of the ‘Three Musketeers’, wrote a novel called ‘The Black Tulip’ with the Tulipmania as the settings.

Distribution of wild tulip

This is a map marking the locations where photos of wild tulips are taken, stretching from the Alps all the way to Central Asia’s Altai Mountains, re-immerging along mountainous terrains and clustered around Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan etc. For further interest please visit the excellent website ‘tulipsinthewild.com’.

Wild tulip - Israel

Wild tulip in Israel, Tulipa agenensis (Wikipedia)

Wild tulip – Sahand Mountains, Iran

Wild tulip in Sahand Mountain, Iran with fragrant as the snow began to melts - taken by Marijn van den Brink (copy right holder) at the tulopsinthewild.com

Today, Holland is still known for its tulips and cultivated as corps.

Tulip Cultivation

Tulip Market

Tulip on sales in the Nethelands.

Tulip Bulbs

Tulip bulbs for sales, in Spring time.

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