The World of Tulips06 February 2023I have fresh Tulips arriving every day, however, if there are particular colours or varieties that you would like, please let me know and I will do my best to locate the growers and add these colours and strains to my range of Tulip colours and tulip strains in both cut flowers and bulbs. Originally, the planting time for Tulip’s is in October, although the Dutch produce cut flowers throughout the year with 10 main colours. Although the Tulip first was cultivated in Turkey. The Tulip originates from Kazakhstan and then from cultivation became very fashionable within Holland in the 16th century. The Tulip at one time was confined to the Royal Dutch Place and in one night, all of the Tulip bulbs were stolen and became a mainstream plant. This probably accountants or goes some way to explain why the tulip bulb market took off. (It would be difficult to explain, where the tulips came from In Holland at this time the Tulip bulb became a speculative investment. The Tulip bulb of some colours became very scarce because demand far outstripped supply. Then, in a variety of colours in the 17th century, “Tulip Mania” broke out. Where the middle and working class started to speculate on the value. The prices of Tulip bulbs were driven to unimaginable prices. Times have changed but humans still speculate and the framework is still used, when describing unimaginable growth, through to implosion. When we look back, it seems crazy, that a single Tulip bulb would be considered as a dowry for a wedding or indeed the price for a French brewery, but it happened. Eventually the prices imploded as common sense prevailed. Today, the Tulip bulbs and cut flowers are great value for money, bringing a long shelf life as a cut flower and a bulb to be cultivated into a plant, that re-grows. I have a selection of high-quality Tulip flowers and bulbs. There are 10 core colours of tulips, which include almost every shade of red, cream, white, purple, pink, salmon, purple, orange, violet, and green. There are also 2 award winning hybrid tulips. There is also a mixed variety, which includes black, brown, bronze, vermillion apricot, bronze and maroon. As far as bulbs are concerned, they can actually change colour into a streaked colour, which is referred to a broken Tulip bulb. https://amsterdamtulipmuseumonline.com/blogs/tulip-facts/where-did-tulips-originate https://www.rhs.org.uk/garden-inspiration/plants-we-love/10-award-winning-tulips-pots www.nicoladownie.co.uk