11 Fun facts about tulips

11 Fun facts about tulips

Tulips are my favorite flower. I love all the different colors and the varieties. I have collected some fun facts about tulips. Do you know:

1. At this moment there are about 150 species of tulip bulbs with in total 3000 different varieties.
2. Tulips are a part of same family of lily flowers (and therefore relatives of onions!).
3. Most tulips have one flower per stem. There are some species that have up to 4 flowers per stem.
4. Tulips originate from the Himalaya area, they were brought to Turkey from there. Around 1560 they were brought from Turkey to the Netherlands.
5. According to Wikipedia the tulip is the national flower of Afghanistan and Iran. Turkey and Holland has also a special connection with these flowers.
6. The most popular flower is the rose, the second most popular the chrysanthemum. The tulips are in third place in the row of most popular flowers.
7. On Valentines day the tulip is the second most popular flower to send (after the roses).
8. Tulips are the symbol for love, passion, perfect lovers and romance.
9. During the tulip mania one bulb was worth just as much as a canal house in Amsterdam.
10. Tulips are available in many different colors. The blue tulip is however only available by paining or Photoshop.
11. Tulips still grow after they are cut and they continue to bloom 3-7 days in a vase.

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