Tulipmania Art Journal
A collection of remarkable facts about tulips
It takes 6 years to grow a tulip from a seed
Even though we are used to perceiving tulips as bulbous plants, they can also propagate by seeds. It is quite a lengthy process though, and it takes about 6 years for the seed to develop into a bulb and grow strong enough to bloom.
Tulips keep growing after having been cut
Seems surprising, but is absolutely true, the regenerative powers of tulips allow them to keep growing after being cut and placed into a vase. If…
The tulip name comes from the Turkish word for turban
The name the tulip originally bore in its homeland, Persia, was “laleh”, defining it as “Flower of God”, because the letters forming the name of…
In Persian mythology the tulip is considered to be the flower of love
The Persian legend of the red tulip tells the love story of Farhad and princess Shirin. While having no noble origin or title and nothing…
Tulip bulbs are edible
Tulip bulbs have actually never been purposefully regarded as a food item until World War II, when during the winter of 1944-1945, the Netherlands were…