Tulipmania Art Journal
A collection of remarkable facts about tulips
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 they are happy with the temperature and do not get too direct and hot sunlight, they can bring you joy for about a week in the vase and gain, in the meantime, up to 8 cm in height.
There are no blue tulips
With over 3000 different registered varieties, tulips come in almost every imaginable colour tint and…
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…
Tulpeiland – an island in the shape of a tulip adorns the shore of the Wolderwijd lake near the city of Zeewolde, the Netherlands
The construction of the symbolic landmark started in 2014 and its infrastructure is still under…
The most praised Turkish tulips, unlike the tulips sought after by the Dutch during tulip mania, had elongated and pointed, almost dagger-shaped petals.
It is curious how the standards by which a flower’s beauty is appreciated may differ…
