Tulip Facts
What Is The Most Famous Tulip In History?
Today's #TulipFact: The most famous Tulip in history is, without question, the red & white "Semper Augustus" - a 'Broken Tulip' that, during Tulip Mania, sold for more than a house. It seems s...
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Happy 492nd Birthday to Clusius, Progenitor of Tulips
Charles de l'Écluse, aka Carolus Clusius was born on February 19, 1526 in the Town of Arras, located in center of the Artois region in Northern France (formerly part of Southern Netherlands). Edu...
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Tulip of the Week: Beauty of Spring
Creator: Firma Patrick van Steijn Registration date: February 11, 2004 Cultivar Group: Darwin Hybrid group First registered in 2004, Tulipa "Beauty of Spring" is a member of the Darwin Hybrid gro...
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Creator: Jn. Haakman & Zonen BV Registration date: July 3, 2007 Cultivar Group: Double-Late group Tulipa Akebono is a full-figured Tulip from Japan, its name translating roughly to "Bright ...
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Tulip of the Week: Grand Perfection
Creator: Blumex Export BV Registration date: June 2, 1999 Cultivar Group: Triumph group A brilliant looking Tulip featuring flares of red on white, Tulipa "Grand Perfection" was first registered...
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Creator: Vertuco BVRegistration date: August 18, 1999Cultivar Group: Double Late group One of the more 'out there' looking Tulips, Tulipa "Ice Cream" first appeared on the scene in 1999. Created ...
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Tulip of the Week: Peppermint Stick
Creator: W. van Lierop & Zonen (a Dutch plant nursery) Registration date: November 30, 1998Cultivar Group: Miscellaneous Group With many around the world celebrating different holidays, it fe...
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Tulip of the Week: Admiral Van Der Eijck
Creator: UnknownRegistration date: UnknownCultivar Group: Rembrandt group There has been a lot of discussion recently about 'Bitcoin' creating a new economic bubble. As Tulip Lovers, we can't ...
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Why Did Tulips Lead To An Economic Bubble In 17th Century Holland?
This Week's #TulipFact: Tulip Mania is widely regarded as the first "Economic Bubble", when the value of Tulips rocketed up, then almost overnight came crashing down. But bubbles don't just 'happe...
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Creator: UnknownRegistration date: December 31, 1780Cultivar Group: Rembrandt group We have written extensively about the Tulip Breaking or "Mosaic" virus - which tends to split the colors of a T...
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