Fun Facts About Tulips
-They originate from Turkey not Holland.
-Tulips symbolize perfect and deep love.
-Holland is still the largest producer of tulips.
-Each color tulips carries its own signifinance.
-There are thousands of varietes of tulips.
Best Seasons For Tulips
The best season for tulips is mid april biggining of may.
More About Tulips
Tulips are spring-blooming perennial herbaceous
bulbiferous geophytes in the Tulipa genus.
Their flowers are usually large, showy, and brightly
coloured, generally red, orange, pink, yellow, or white.
They often have a different coloured
blotch at the base of the tepals, internally.There are about 75
species,and these are divided among four subgenera.The name Tulip
is thought to be derived from a persian word for turban which it may
have been thought to resemble by those who discovered it.
Care For Tulips
Tulips require full sun, neutral to slightly acidic,
compost-enriched soil, and prefer well-drained, drier soil
since wet conditions will rot bulbs. Most tulip species plants
or "perennialized"-branded tulip bulbs come back year
after year if it has a winter chill period and is grown in a
cold-weather zone.
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