The wildflowers were first grown by the Turks. Tulips farming began in the early tenth century. The Ottoman Sultan demanded the growing of certain varieties of tulips for his own pleasure. By the end of the 16th century, an Austrian Biologist named Carolus Clusius played a major role in the introduction of tulips to the European world.
The interest for them became so big that some single tulip bulbs could sometimes cost even more than an entire house in Amsterdam. Flowers, in general, let you say a lot without ever speaking a word.
Although meanings have been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, the language of flowers has been well-documented since Victorian times. Since tulips come in many colors, each of these colors has a different meaning accordingly. Since red is one of the warmest colors, it has a deep feeling of evoking our emotions of romance and passion.
They also bring comfort to feelings of hostility and anger. Red tulips are also associated with a Persian love legend , where the main characters of this legend are Farhad and his beloved princess, Shirin. In the legend, Farhad loved Shirin, but he was never able to confess his love to her. Since then, red tulips became a symbol of the declaration of eternal love. In Feng Shui , decorating your house with red tulips is said to bring both wealth and love to the homeowner. Orange is one of the warm colors.
It signifies joy, enthusiasm, and the longing for rays of sunshine. Since orange can also symbolize heat, it carries closer meanings in terms of love and compassion. For these reasons, orange represents happiness and excitement in the world of tulips.
Sending a bouquet of orange tulips means that you share a deep spiritual or physical connection with the recipient.
Yellow color has changed meanings across the ages. Years ago, it was said to represent jealousy and was associated with the rejection in love. But in recent years, the color acquired a more hopeful and brighter representation. The modern interpretation of yellow has linked it with sunlight, cheerfulness, and pure friendship. In the Feng Shui style , if you want a bit of luck to knock on your doors, you should have a yellow tulip planted in your front yard, as they bring prosperity and good omens.
White colors represent purity and peace. Similarly, white tulips are excellent picks for an apology bouquet. Pink is the color of good wishes, health, and confidence. This makes pink tulips a great way to congratulate someone on graduation or a new job. Most of them are native to eastern Asia and central Europe since they thrive in regions with dry-to-warm summers and cool-to-cold winters.
While the flower is closely associated with Holland, it was first cultivated in Turkey, and eventually introduced to Europe after There are thousands of different types of tulips. Most of them are cup-shaped with narrow petals, while other varieties feature star-shaped flowers with fringed edges. From bright tones to pastels and bi-colors, tulips can be found in every color you can imagine except blue. Some tulips are solid-colored while others have exotic color streaks.
These streak-like, delicately feathered patterns of tulips were caused by a virus transferred by aphids, which weakens the plant. The Dutch government banned the cultivation of infected tulips, so the ones we see today are the Rembrandt tulips, which were carefully bred to resemble the flower that fueled the tulip mania. The story goes that many Dutch families mortgaged their houses and estates in hopes of investing in tulips and reselling them at higher prices, hence, the tulip mania.
One of the rarest and most valuable tulip in the craze was the Semper Augustus , with flame-like white and red petals. Back then, no one knew what made the flower produce irregular streaks of color—it was just in the 20th century that the virus was identified—so it seemed promising during the Dutch Golden Age.
In , the tulip market crashed after just two months, causing prices to drop. Tulipomania is often considered to be the first recorded speculative bubble. By the 19th century, tulips became more affordable for ordinary gardeners, and commercially valuable in Holland. Tulips have captivated us for generations, and their symbolism allows us to say a lot without speaking a word. Here are some of these meanings:. Unfortunately, Shirin is murdered, and this tears Farhad apart.
In desperation, Farhad rides his horse off a cliff, and a red tulip grows where his blood touches the ground — the symbol for perfect love. In another version, Farhad is a stone cutter and Shirin is a princess. He tries to win her over and she rejects him, so he goes to the hills to play music to honor her. When she learns this, she falls in love with him.
He is so distraught that he takes his life. When Shinrin learns of this, she goes to find him and takes her own life to be with him. Red tulips grow where their blood hits the ground as symbols that their love will last forever.
In the stories above, red tulips grow as signs of everlasting love, but what is the tulip symbolism for non-red blooms? In the late 16th century, tulips were introduced to the Netherlands from Turkey.
Tulips were a novelty, and fairly expensive.
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