Tulips are a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes, dying back to an underground storage bulb in autumn. They are native to a region in southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the west to the Himalayas in the east.
The tulip is a flower that has been associated with Turkey for centuries. The tulip is thought to have originated in the region that is now Turkey, and the flower was first introduced to Europe in the 16th century. Tulips became very popular in Europe, and the flower became a symbol of the Dutch Republic. Tulips were introduced to the United States in the 18th century, and the flower has been associated with the state of Virginia since the 19th century.
