Description
About this Golden Age Tulip Mix:
Our Golden Age Tulip Mix: this graceful mix is a combination of tulip Judith Leyster (with her sister tulips) named after one of the few female painters of the Dutch Golden Age. From a hint of golden yellow at each petals base, an ivory band flares and touches the carmine pink color. Combined with the soft yellow and white colors of her sister tulips she’s even more spectacular.
What is the meaning of the color(s) of the tulip?
There are many shades of pink to describe. From bubblegum to lilac and magenta. Pink is the color of caring or compassion. The intensity of the color pink largely determines the feeling it evokes. In a softer form, for example baby pink, it can have a calming effect. The color is often used to indicate the subject of love.
Yellow is the color of sunshine. It is associated with joy, happiness and energy. Yellow produces a warming effect, stimulates cheerfulness, stimulates mental activity and stimulates muscle energy. A real spring color.
The origin of the tulip:
The origin of tulips can be found in Asia, in countries such as Iran, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan. Tulips also occur naturally in North Africa and Southern Europe. Tulips need cold nights and cold winters to grow. Eventually, the flower reaches Turkey. This is the country where the tulip gets the name we know: tulipa (in Latin). The name is derived from the local name for a turban, tulipan.
But how did the tulip end up in The Netherlands?
The Turkish sultan Süleyman, who lives in 1550, is a very rich man. He fills his gardens full of flowers, especially tulips. When the Sultan is in a very good mood he gives, by exception, some tulip bulbs as a gift. For instance to the Flemish envoy in Turkey, Ogier Gisleen van Busbeke. Ogier gives a few tulip bulbs to the Fleming Carolus Clusius (Charles de l’Écluse) who manages the herb garden of the Austrian emperor. The tulips occupy a prominent place in the emperor’s garden. Clusius becomes professor at Leiden University in The Netherlands. Of course he takes a number of tulip bulbs with him. Clusius is very careful with his bulbs and refuses to sell them. One night, thieves steal some bulbs from his garden. This is the beginning of the tulip and bulb trade in the Netherlands.
The Tulip:
The tulip is one of the most famous flower bulbs in the world, the Netherlands exports a lot of tulip bulbs to other countries every year. The Dutch climate is extremely suitable for tulip cultivation because the sandy soil behind the dunes ensures that the crop can develop optimally. Almost half of the Dutch flower fields are full of tulips. In the largest flower park in Europe, the Keukenhof near Amsterdam, you can see more than 800 different tulips. The spring park will open its doors at the end of March. Each year, the flower park has a special theme that inspired the designs of the gardens and flower shows in the pavilions. Flowers have been part of our lives for centuries. Flowers are used as classic symbols in art, architecture and design.
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