Carol DM
Sharing a photo with Kim’s Color Crazy Challenge. This week’s color is orange.
I enjoy seeing the tulips in my garden. They are one of the first to bloom, after the daffodils. They are bulbs in the ground and come back each spring with all of their beauty. I have several different colors, the black is my favorite.
Did you know this bit of tulip trivia… In 17th-century Holland, the new tulip was such the rage and fashion that a handful of bulbs was worth about $44,000.
Another tidbit of information I found interesting… The Netherlands are the world’s main producer of commercial tulip plants, producing as many as 3 billion bulbs annually, the majority for export.
Photo ©CarolDM
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Do you have something orange to share?
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Were you aware of the Netherland’s being the main producer of tulips?
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Agreed with my words… 🙂
Lovely photo! The tulips here are slowly starting to appear, I can’t wait for them to grow and bloom.
Thanks, spring is on its way.
I know tulips are a proud flower of the Netherlands. I once got the bulbs but failed to grow because of rot on the ground.
That is too bad, try again perhaps.
…Did you know the Netherlands were the top producers?
Yes, I know that because he has said it with pride.
He has never been to Indonesia again and I also don’t have the opportunity to go to the Netherlands yet. Now we only connect through social media. So I’ll never have the bulbs again
That is too bad. I would love to visit both places.
Thank you for reading. They are easy once you get the bulbs planted.
this is a very beautiful flower!!
Thank you very much Shaun. Looking forward to seeing them again in a few weeks.
I had read that about the price and where they originated from. So interesting right? I did not know that the Netherlands were the top producers though. I like your orange ones. Black you say? How have I missed those?
I didn’t know about the Netherlands either, cool! The black one is called Queen of the Night. It is actually a dark dark burgundy that looks black.
Your garden pictures are always amazing Carol. These Tulip buds are very special.
Tulip was one of the most infamous and earliest of all investment bubbles. I am glad you have covered that piece of information too.
You are very kind, thank you. I enjoy the spring garden.
I love tulips but never have any luck growing them.
I just planted the bulbs, gave them some mulch and that was it. They have returned each year.
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You cannot sneak in those wooden shoes. 🙂
certainly not on a cobblestone road
The picture is wonderful. Thanks for the additional information
Thank you very much, and you are welcome.
I had the luck that I visited the Netherlands almost every year when it flourished on millions of tulips … I was also on the tulips exchange
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Oh wow, you are very lucky. I would like to visit one day.
For you, this is very far away … and I came by bus in 15 hours
Yes you are very lucky. Maybe I can win the lottery and make the trip one day.
I wish you a lot of luck my dear friend
Very nice tulip. I like this photo.
Thank you very much. 🙂
I love this flower very much. The Serbs call this flower Lala.
That is interesting, I did not know that, thank you.
Thanks for this interesting information. I love tulips!
You are welcome, they are a day brightener. 🙂
Again, if I could edit my post I would have added this… While tulips may be very popular in the Netherlands, it must be noted that they didn’t originate in these parts. They are believed to have originated from the Tien Shan mountain ranges in central Asia and had already been cultivated by gardeners in the Ottoman Empire for decades. Tulips were rare and exotic plants and Western Europe soon became fascinated with them as soon as they were brought in. They were officially introduced in the Netherlands at the end of the sixteenth century.