Tulip

10/02/2023

An interesting fact is that in a number of Asian states, bulbs of these flowers are still eaten.

10/02/2023

During the famine, many Europeans ate tulip bulbs as an alternative to onions. In addition, the bulbs were also ground and mixed with flour.

10/02/2023

Currently, about 100 types of tulips are known, which in turn are divided into 1800 varieties and forms.

10/02/2023

07/02/2023

The peak of commercial cultivation of tulips occurred in 1952. In that year, flower growers around the world grew 5544 varieties of these plants. Today, for example, this figure has almost tripled.

06/02/2023

At the beginning of the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced a “tulip fever”, during which the prices of bulbs of rare varieties skyrocketed.

01/02/2023

This is a sacred flower for residents of many Muslim countries.

31/01/2023

Tulips appeared on the planet 15 million years ago, and by now there are more than 80 species of these flowers