14 Interesting Facts All Tulip Lovers Need To Know
Even though they lack distinctive heady scent, but tulips almost always seem to cause you smile. If you enjoy this wonderful flowers which are mostly spread through the fields of Netherlands, then you should know a few things:
1.There are over 150 types and more than 3,000 different varieties.
2. The leaves of the flower are known to be almost perfectly symmetrical.
3. The majority of the tulips have only one flower on each stem.
4. Tulips belong to the Lilies family.
5. They blossom only 3 to 7 days during the spring.
6. You can find them in almost all colors.
7. Different colors have different meaning, for example, red symbolizes true love, Violet fidelity and attachment.
8. You need to apologize to someone? White tulip means: “I’m sorry.”
9. Tulips originate from Central Asia, but their popularity comes from the Netherlands.
10. Tulip was once the most expensive flower in the world. In the 17th century it costed 10 times the average earnings in the Netherlands.
11. The time period when the tulips had the greatest prices is known as Tulip mania or Tulipomania and lasted from year 1634 to 1637.
12. The Netherlands is the largest commercial producer of tulips in the world and annually export over 3 billion tulips.
13.The best time for planting is autumn, in order to develop root before it becomes too cold.
14. Tulips grow and bend toward light, even when in a vase.
