tulip - the dream of a perfect flower
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Tulip
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The dream of a perfect flower
First created 23 May 2013. Version 1.0 - 29 May 2013. Jerry Tse. London.
Popu
lari
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Tulips are one of the most popular flowers together with others.
Roses.
Chrysanthemum.
Carnations.
Lily.
Tulips became popular in the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in the 16C and were imported into Europe through Holland.
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Tulip
Man
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By the early 17C, tulip became very popular. New varieties were developed and bulbs were bought and sold by speculators. At it height a bulb could worth as much as a house. Eventual the bubble went burst but the love affair with tulip continued. The painting above shows some of the earlier varieties.
Today, Holland is still known for its tulips and cultivated as corps.
Tulip Cultivation
Lily family - Liliaceae
A few members of the Lily family.
Bulb & leaf
The Lily family have linear leaves.Tulips are grown from bulbs.
A typical tulip
Types of tulips
How many different types of tulips depends on who defines them and often changes with time.
Varieties
Type : Lily flowered.
Variety : Marilyn.
Variety : Ballerina
Type : Rambrandt
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Music – Secret Garden – Papillon.Royal Horticultural Society tulip types.