Tulip is a Eurasian and North Africa perennial, bulbous flower, belonging to the lily family. There are around 75 species in the wild. It was first introduced to Holland from the Ottoman Empire, in the mid 16C, where the Turks were first cultivated as early as 1000 AD. However, it is Holland that tulip became popular. Today, it is difficult not to see these flowers blooming in early spring in European garden and parks. Today tulip is often associated with Holland, where 10,000 hectares are devoted to the cultivation of these delicate flowers.

1. Tulip
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The story of a perfect flower
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2. The
flower

3. Popularity
Tulips are one of the most popular
flowers together with others.
Roses.
Chrysanthemum.
Carnations.
Lily.

4. Lily family - Liliaceae
A few members of the Lily family, which includes the tulip.

5. Bulb & leaf
All plants in the Lily family have linear
leaves.
Tulips are grown from bulbs.

6. A typical tulip

7. Types of tulips
How many different types of tulips depends on who define them and often changes as more varieties are grown.

8. Varieti
es

43. Tulips became popular in the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in the 16C and were imported into Europe through Holland.
Histor
y

44. TulipMania
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.

45. Black tulip
One aim of the Dutch horticulturists of the time was to create the black tulip. Indeed many varieties of tulips were created by
the Dutch in 17C and these can still be seen on paintings at the time. In 1850, the French writer Alexandre Dumas, the
author of the ‘Three Musketeers’, wrote a novel called ‘The Black Tulip’ with the Tulipmania as the settings.

46. Distribution of wild tulip
This is a map marking the locations where photos of wild tulips are taken, stretching from the Alps all the way to Central
Asia’s Altai Mountains, re-immerging along mountainous terrains and clustered around Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan,
Kyrgyzstan etc. For further interest please visit the excellent website ‘tulipsinthewild.com’.

47. Wild tulip - Israel
Wild tulip in Israel, Tulipa agenensis (Wikipedia)

48. Wild tulip – Sahand Mountains, Iran
Wild tulip in Sahand Mountain, Iran with fragrant as the snow began to melts - taken by Marijn van den Brink (copy right
holder) at the tulopsinthewild.com

49. Today, Holland is still known for its tulips and cultivated as corps.
Tulip Cultivation

50. Tulip Market
Tulip on sales in the Nethelands.

51. Tulip Bulbs
Tulip bulbs for sales, in Spring time.

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Tulip types defined by Royal Horticultural Society.

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