Tulip
Blooms: Late spring.
Flower Language (Victorian):
General: fame, imagination and a perfect lover
Yellow: Hopeless love
Variegated: You have beautiful eyes
Red: Declaration of Love
Black Center: Heart burned from Love.
Emblem:
Ottoman Empire (or so considered the Europeans)
Mythology/ Folklore
A Persian legend tells of the origin of tulips. A young man, Farhad, was in love with a beautiful woman, Sharin. One day Farhad received news that his lover was dead. In grief, he jumped off a high cliff, and where his body landed, there the tulips first began to grow. Unfortunately, the message was sent by a jealous rival, and Sharin was actually still alive.
Sharon tulip is thought to be the “Rose of Sharon” mentioned in theSong of Solomons in the Bible.
History/ Modern Use:
Tulips are one of the first flowers cultivated solely for their beauty.
European explorers and traders first found tulips growing in the gardens of Turkish sultans in the early 1500's and brought them back to Europe.The word Tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word 'tulbend' for turban.
By 1634, tulipmania had hit Holland, and their price per pound was often more than that of precious metal. One variety is said to have sold for a record price of today's equivalent of about $2,500. Tulips became a status symbol, and each family tried to outdo the next in number and variety of tulips in their gardens. In 1637 traders and dealers began to realize that bulb prices were artificially high, and as the tulip market toppled, the result was the economic depression.
Tulips are considered the symbol of perfect love, and the Turks used them as a love potion.
Flower Language (Victorian):
General: fame, imagination and a perfect lover
Yellow: Hopeless love
Variegated: You have beautiful eyes
Red: Declaration of Love
Black Center: Heart burned from Love.
Emblem:
Ottoman Empire (or so considered the Europeans)
Mythology/ Folklore
A Persian legend tells of the origin of tulips. A young man, Farhad, was in love with a beautiful woman, Sharin. One day Farhad received news that his lover was dead. In grief, he jumped off a high cliff, and where his body landed, there the tulips first began to grow. Unfortunately, the message was sent by a jealous rival, and Sharin was actually still alive.
Sharon tulip is thought to be the “Rose of Sharon” mentioned in theSong of Solomons in the Bible.
History/ Modern Use:
Tulips are one of the first flowers cultivated solely for their beauty.
European explorers and traders first found tulips growing in the gardens of Turkish sultans in the early 1500's and brought them back to Europe.The word Tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word 'tulbend' for turban.
By 1634, tulipmania had hit Holland, and their price per pound was often more than that of precious metal. One variety is said to have sold for a record price of today's equivalent of about $2,500. Tulips became a status symbol, and each family tried to outdo the next in number and variety of tulips in their gardens. In 1637 traders and dealers began to realize that bulb prices were artificially high, and as the tulip market toppled, the result was the economic depression.
Tulips are considered the symbol of perfect love, and the Turks used them as a love potion.
