Tulip Facts
The Fancy Names Of Golden Age Tulips
To stand out during Tulip Mania, growers did everything they could in order to differentiate themselves from the competition. One such effort was giving their Tulips noble, exalted titles. Some we...
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Futures Contracts During Tulip Mania
No physical bulbs or Tulips were actually sold during the height of Tulip Mania during the winter months of 1636-1637. As all the bulbs were dormant underground, the wild trading and speculation i...
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Although the Dutch dominate the European Tulip trade today, historians believe that the first European Tulips were actually French - grown by explorer Pierre Belon in his Le Mans garden in the 15...
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What Caused The Beautiful Streaks On Some Famous Tulips?
The beautiful streaks of the Semper Augustus (pictured) and other famous Tulips - streaks that helped trigger a frenzy of demand during Tulip Mania - were also a curse. In the early twentieth cent...
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Thousands of different types of Tulips exist. There is so much variety that growers have had to develop a complex classification system looking at shape, bloom season, heritage, etc.! In fact, th...
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Price Of Tulips During Tulip Mania?
The most expensive Tulip Bulb ever sold was the Semper Augustus. Reliable historical sources show that a contract for a single bulb sold for 5,200 Guilders at the height of Tulip Mania, more than ...
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The Biggest Growers Of Tulips Today?
Despite the flower originating in the mountains of Central Asia, Tulip production today is dominated by the Netherlands, which despite its small size grows and ships over half (60%) of the world's...
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Although rarely used for food, Tulip Bulbs are edible and were used, with recipes, to prevent starvation during World War II - their taste resembles potatoes or onions!
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Growers have sought for centuries a true, pure Black Tulip. While some have been close, even the very best resemble a deep shade of purple, and so the search remains for this "Holy Grail" of the ...
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Where The 'Tulip' Gets Its Name
September 26, 2017 - Today's #TulipFact: The word "Tulip" actually comes from the Persian word for Turban, as the first to domesticate the beautiful flower were Ottoman Emperors!
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