Tulips And Everything You Didn’t Know About Them

The bright summers have come bearing their gifts for all of us! With the bright and cheery summer season, comes the bright and cheery summer flowers! Flowers that you may not be able to utilize for your wedding arrangements around the year are now exclusively available. After all, who doesn’t prefer buying fresh flowers in bulk for their floral arrangements right?

Summer times bring butterflies and the infamous tulips! Tulips come in a variety of hues and are a perfect flower, whether you want to give them to someone, or for your wedding floral requirements.

If you are a fan of tulips, you will love to know that they are not just restricted to what you see. Tulips have a rare history, so scroll down to find out some interesting facts about this lovely flower.

Central Asia Was Their Home

Tulips were first grown in Constantinople in the 11th century, so they are a fairly recently known flower, as compared to roses that have fossil evidence dating back to millions of years! Tulips grew to be a symbol for the Ottomans, and they were a popular element cited in literature, music and Ottoman art.

There is no proper evidence as to how the tulips reached Europe, but popular beliefs go back to the ottoman empire in the 16th century. The seeds and bulbs were sent back to Europe and the flowers grew popular from there on. No matter how the flowers reached Europe, one thing is for sure, tulips are native to the temperate mountains and grasslands of central Asia.

Unity In Variety

Tulips are a very popular flower, and one can identify them easily. But don’t mistake them to be some monotonous, boring flowers. Tulips have over 75 different species and 3000 varieties of tulips are identified to date.

Single tulips have a classic cup-shaped flower shape which is very easily recognized, while some varieties such as the double late tulips resemble peonies due to their frilly double flowers, and they are less recognizable. No matter the shape of their blooms, tulips are distinctly recognized because of one feature: all tulips have completely symmetrical flowers.

While single tulips are a classic choice, double tulips are elegant and show a refined taste, so you must definitely check out some stunning double tulips that are available. As tulips are available in variety, they are also a lovely pick for bulk flowers and you can purchase multiple of them to bring variation to your floral arrangements as well.

Boo Blue

You will find an innumerable number of tulip varieties, especially in their shades. Flower growers love experimenting with tulip colors to breed new varieties into existence. Breeders have grown tulips in almost every color, from purple to icy whites and even black.

But one shade the tulip fails to breed in is blue. Blue is a very rare color among flowers and an even rare shade for tulips. Even if breeders try growing blue tulips, they appear more on the purple or lilac side. Such a blue fact, isn’t it?

Eat Them Up

This is a fact you may definitely not have known. The petals of tulips are edible! So yes, you can use them for garnishing your cocktails and cakes to add an extra oomph to the wedding. Tulip petals have a sweet taste, so they are perfect for use in the kitchen.

The bulbs of tulips are also edible, but it is not recommended as they have a repulsive taste. Some tulip bulbs are also poisonous and may cause side effects like nausea to people with sensitive stomachs. The bulbs require extensive preparation as well, so petals are the easier way to go.

Never Cut Down

We love the never dying spirit of tulips, literally! Tulips continue to grow even when you cut the stems. This is because they are very reactive to sunlight and they keep growing towards it, even when you chop down the stems. When the sun sets, the blooms also close up.

But not to worry. If your tulip stems are outgrowing other flowers, simply trim down the stems to match your other flowers. Tulips also tend to bend and droop as they continue to grow.

You will be able to solve any tulip trivia with these essential facts! If you are looking to buy tulips, Flower Bazaaar helps you purchase flowers from local vendors so you receive them fresh and on time!