The tulip grows from a flower ball.
Originally, the tulip comes from Iran, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.
Nomads have discovered the tulip in Iran's gardens.
In Turkey, the tulip became a very popular spring flower (also the tulip became a symbol of fertility.)
In 1562 the tulip arrived in Antwerp. The first city in Europe where the tulip has been. In 1593 the first copies were sold in the shop. The tulips (tulipasyl vestris) is the only tulip that grows in the Netherlands in the wild.
In the past, sultans carried a tulip on their turban as a symbol. The name of the tulip comes from the Persian word tulip that means turban.
Cultivated tulips
Tulips can not grow in a warm climate because they need a cold winter to grow.
Tulips bulbs must be planted in October / November and bloom in April to June. You have the cultivated tulip and the best known tulip is the common tulip. You also have the botanical tulip. That's the tulip in the garden.
Growing a tulip goes like this: A blooming tulip is cut off the flower. Then new flowers grow up and then the weather goes again. The tulip consists of many colors and shapes. Many tulips have stains or streaks that result from a virus infection. In the past, cultured tulips were very valuable because they had new colors. Every year, millions of tulips are exhibited in Lisse in the kitchen garden. There are many tourists coming up. The most famous are the tulip fields in South Holland and West Friesland.
In 1630-1637 the tulips were raging in the republic. The prices were so high that the weight of a tulip was worth the same weight in gold. Also, tulips were painted very much, as also by Nicolaes van Verendael. This was the best thing to know about a tulip.
