Wet Tulip
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Wet Tulip
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Strong and fierce, against the wild spring this April 2016! The word Tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word 'tulbend' for turban. The Tulip was introduced by a famous Austrian biologist Carolus Clusius. Tulip plants belong to the genus Tulipa, in the lily family, Liliaceae. Tulips bloom on bulbous plants, with large, showy flowers with six petals. There are around 100 species of Tulips, which actually came from the Central Asia where they grew wild. Turkish growers first cultivated tulips as early as 1,000 AD.Facts about Tulips
There are now over 3,000 different registered varieties of cultivated Tulips.
Every year billions of Tulips are cultivated, a majority of which are grown and exported from Holland.
Historically, Europe considered Tulips as the symbol of the Ottoman Empire.
Tulips grow wild over a great territory in Asia Minor through Siberia to China.
Tulips were first cultivated and hybridized by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire.
Tulips symbolize imagination, dreaminess, perfect lover and a declaration of love.Fresh out of onions? Use your Tulip bulbs instead! Tulip bulbs are a good replacement for onions in cooking.
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June 5th, 2016
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