Tulips are the most popular and one of the most beautiful flowers of springtime. And, probably, there is no person who does not know that Holland is the country of these beautiful plants.
How Holland earned the title of country of tulips
This flower got crazy popularity in Europe, thanks to the Dutch scientist and manager of the main botanical garden of the city Karolus Clusius. At the end of the XVI century. he was presented with flower bulbs, and he planted them in this garden. Next to the seedlings, he placed a sign with the inscription "symbolize the reverence of Allah to the faithful."
The scientist did not trade onions, and this increased their value. These flowers provoked a real boom among the inhabitants of not only Europe, but also the whole world. Every person in high society considered it necessary that these wonderful flowers grow in his garden. The image of a flower was embroidered on portraits, clothes, jewelry was made.
Did you know? The house, for which three tulip bulbs were paid, nowadays stands in the central part of the city of Amsterdam.
Entrepreneurs from all over the world arrived in Holland, bringing with them onions of new species. There is a story that she was ordered to know on her plots to make mirror walls, especially so that it seemed a lot more colors than it actually is. Due to the fact that such popularity spread precisely from the Netherlands, the country is called the birthplace of tulips. There is still a famous park in the Netherlands - Keukenhof, on the ground of which 7 million of these flowers grow.
When to come to the Netherlands
See the riot of flowering is best in spring. It is difficult to say exactly when the plants will bloom, because it depends on weather conditions. But usually the buds open in April - early May.
A short distance from Amsterdam, between the cities of Haarlem and Leiden, is the famous region of Bollenstreek. Near the towns of Lisse, Hillegom, Noordwijkerhout, Zilk there are whole fields on which tulips grow.
What other countries are famous for tulips
Today in Kazakhstan there are 35 types of flowers that grow in natural conditions, and 18 of them are listed in the Red Book. They germinate in the steppe zone of the state. When the plants begin to bloom, the fields and steppes of Kazakhstan turn into a veil, on which millions of flowers of various shades are “depicted”.
Istanbul (Turkey) holds an annual festival, which is called "The most beautiful tulips on Earth grow in Istanbul." On the eve of the festival, more than 12 million bulbs of various varieties are planted in parks, borders and paths of the city.
Important! At the festival, a species is planted with an exceptionally thin flower with petals elongated towards the end - it is almost a copy of the Ottoman tulip.
Tulips have spread all over the world. The largest number of these flowers, of course, is in Holland, but you can admire them in other countries. In addition, they can successfully grow in your garden, because today bulbs of these flowers are on sale.
