FLOWERS of Holland: Tulips

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FLowers from HOLLAND
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"In Holland we show our FEELINGS with FLOWERS"

When we are going to a party, a birthday, or another celebration we bring flowers or we are sending them trhough the mail to the person we like to give our congratulations, We show FEELINGS with FLOWERS.

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HOLLAND is worldwide wellknown for their Tulips, but Holland is also for their Cheese and Wooden shoes. TODAY I am full-filling the wish of many blogreaders who were asking me to tell/show on this blog something more about"our" wellknown TULIPS . So here I'm showing you different types of TULIPS , with their history. It does not matter for me , If you just like to look at the Flowers, or read about the background, its all fine with me, please do as you please. Some others might be interested in the history. Soon in MARCH/APRIL we can enjoy the Tulips again. In MARCH lots of visiters are going to watch the TULIPS the (open from March 19) KEUKENHOF-Flowergarden <---- click here to read more.

The word Tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word 'tulbend' for turban.

The Tulip was introduced by a famous Austrian biologist Carolus Clusius. Tulips plants belong to the genus Tulipa, in the lily family, Liliaceae. Tulips bloom on bulbous plants, with large, showy flowers with six petals. There are around 100 species of Tulips, which actually came from the Central Asia where they grew wild. Turkish growers first cultivated tulips as early as 1,000 AD.

Facts about Tulips
There are now over 3,000 different registered varieties of cultivated Tulips. Every year billions of Tulips are cultivated, a majority of which are grown and exported from Holland. Historically, Europe considered Tulips as the symbol of the Ottoman Empire. Tulips grow wild over a great territory from Asia Minor through Siberia to China. Tulips were first cultivated and hybridized by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire.
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Tulips symbolise
Tulips symboliss,feelings such as: imagination, dreaminess, perfect lover, and a declaration of love. Fresh out of onions? Use your Tulip bulbs instead! Tulip bulbs are a good replacement for onions in cooking. Classification of TulipsThe following classification of Tulips is based on the time of bloom. Tulips can be divided into early, mid, and late season flowering Tulips.
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Early Flowering Tulips
These Tulips bloom in March and early April. Early Flowering Tulips are Species Tulips, Kaufmanniana (eg., Waterlily), Fosteriana (eg.,Red Emperor), Single Early(eg., Apricot Beauty ), Double Early, Greigii Tulips etc. Midseason Flowering Tulips:- These bloom in April and early may. Eg., Triumph, Swan Wings Tulip, Darwin Hybrids, Parrot Tulips. Late Flowering Tulips:- These Tulips bloom in May. Eg., Single Late, Double Late, Viridiflora Tulips, Lily-Flowered, Fringed Tulips, Rembrandt Tulips, Multi Flowering Tulips.
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How to grow Tulips
Tulips are very easy to grow. Many people design an artistic, colorful layout for the Tulip blooms. Select the location for planting. Prepare the soil by working it well, removing rocks, and weeds. Mix in plenty of organic material and fertilizer. Special bulb formulas and bone meal work best. The Tulips will bloom in almost any soil, with a good drainage. When buying Tulip bulbs, select only the finest quality bulbs. In general the bigger the bulb, the bigger the bloom. Follow the directions from the supplier for spacing and depth. If no directions are included, plant the bulbs 6-8" apart, and at a depth twice the diameter of the bulb. After the Tulips bloom, let the plant continue to grow until it dies off. During the post bloom period, the plant sends energy to the bulb to store for use next spring. Tulips require a period of cold while they are dormant and resting between shows.
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Care For Tulip Bulbs
Tulips are vivacious perennial plants, i.e, they lose their outer parts but conserve the underground stems called bulbs.
For the propagation of new Tulip bulbs one should cut them and leave the stem and the leaves to dry off. Usually this should be done before the Tulips dry off, approximately some three weeks after blooming. After a month and a half of having cut the Tulip flowers, extract the bulbs and conserve in a cold, dry place. A high temperature can ruin the Tulip bulb or result in poor quality in new plants. (These conditions are applicable to both types of cultivations, either in soil or in hydroponics).
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I Hope you enjoyed reading and watching the photo's and history about Tulips
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