Tulip flower information and facts

The tulip flower is associated with many meanings, as the red tulip is the most traded flower on Valentine's Day after the red roses, and the tulip was associated with one of the first speculative bubbles in the stock market in what is known as the tulip madness. Get to know us more about the tulip.

The tulip is one of the most popular spring plants

The tulip belongs to the kingdom of plants, as it is an eukaryote, and the tulip is of the family of lilies (Liliales), a perennial plant that blooms in the spring of every year between the end of March and the end of May, after being planted in the fall.

 

Tulips are grown by bulbs with well-ventilated soil in the case of home cultivation, and what distinguishes tulips is the presence of a very wide variety of colors that make it a suitable type for decorating gardens.

 

This is done by choosing the appropriate onion and planting it according to a prior gardener plan, taking into account that the tulip grows in the sun and partial shade, as cold weather is an essential part of the growth of the tulip.

Most tulips bear a single flower on the stem

The tulip plant is a stem plant that carries one flower per stem, with very few types bearing more than one flower on one stem, as well as the leaves vary in number from one species to another, and usually the number of tulip leaves ranges from 2 to 6 leaves.

 

While there are some species that have a large number of leaves, up to 21 leaves, the tulip stalk grows from 10 cm to 70 cm depending on the type and environment.

Tulips are one of the most popular flowers in the world, and The Flower Expert website notes that tulips are the third most popular flowers in the world after chrysanthemums and roses.

 

Tulips are mostly erect and large flowers that bloom for a period of 3 to 7 days. They are also hermaphroditic flowers that contain both masculine and feminine characteristics.

 

The tulip is in the shape of a goblet, and its petals are arranged intertwine with the sepals, and often they are all called petals because they are almost identical in shape and are six petals.

 

Tulips are flowers that have the ability to survive long after harvest.

 

What distinguishes the tulip and makes it of great value in the floral world are the very diverse colors that it can produce, as the tulip grows bright red, bright yellow and pure white. In addition to the presence of pink tulips, blue and purple tulips, in addition to dozens of species that contain dazzling colors.

The primary habitat of tulips

Although the tulip is associated with Europe, specifically the Netherlands, the tulip has its origin in Central Asia and Turkey, where it is believed that the tulip moved to Europe during the era of the Ottoman Empire.

 

The name tulip may be due to the Turkish word (Tülbend), which means cotton fabric, gauze or turban, but today the Turks call the tulip (Lale).

 

There is another opinion that says that tulips were grown in Europe first, specifically in Hungary, and then moved to Turkey after the arrival of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to Hungary.

The most famous types of tulips

The number of tulip varieties is more than 3000, distributed into about 100 species according to the colors, shapes and time of flowering.

 

If we look at the tulips in terms of when the flowers open, we will find three main groups that bloom in three stages between March and early spring until May.

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