What Is The National Flower of Netherlands?

What Is The National Flower of Netherlands?

Tulip is the national flower of Netherlands. Tulipagesnerianais the scientific name of Tulip and it is commonly known as Tulipa or garden tulip. Since 1950 Netherlands has been at the center of the world flower trade and has a good and efficient trade system to facilitate the movement of cut flowers, which form a majority of flowers that are traded.

Nowadays, the Netherlands is the first producer and exporter of Tulips in the World and because of this, the tulip is considered the unofficial national flower of Netherlands. Though not an official symbol of the Netherlands, perhaps no one item symbolizes the Netherlands more succinctly than the tulip. Tulip, Netherlands national flower symbol, symbolizes different things depending on color and variations.

Facts about Netherlands National Flower (Tulip)

  •  Common Name:  Tulip or garden tulip
  • Genus: Tulipa
  • Species:  gesneriana
  • Found in:  Keukenhof garden, Harlem (North-Holland), Sassenheim, (South Holland).
  • Color:  White, pink, yellow, green
  • Number of petals:  3 petals and 3 sepals
  • Time of blooming:  Spring
  • Purpose: Gardening, adornment
  • Symbolism:  love, passion, loyalty, and romance

The tulip is the favorite national flower symbol of the people of the Netherlands. People in the Netherlands feel greatly attached to their national flower and because of their love for the Tulips, they are planted all over the nation. The Netherlands produces approximately nine billion flower bulbs annually. That incredible number of bulbs would allow for almost two flower bulbs for every person on the planet.

Of those bulbs, the tulip (in a variety of colors) remains the most popular and widely recognized bulb by gardeners worldwide clips belong to the Liliaceae family (Lilioideae,sub-family) and Tulipa as a genus. The word “tulip” means turban in Turkish and is thought to signify the plant’s turban-like shape. Tulips begin their lives as bulbs, rather than seeds alone. Tulips bloom in spring, but preparation begins in early to late winter.

Description

Tulip bulbs need a minimum of four weeks of chilling before they will bloom and in order for the bulbs to blossom in the springtime, they must be planted in the summer months. This beautiful flower grows as a single stem and flower for each plant, with 2 to 6 long, thin and green leaves.

Tulip blooms only 3-7 days in spring and can reach heights ranging from 10cm to 71cm depending on the species. It is an eye-catching flower with V-shape leaves with a waxy coating and the actual flowers have three petals and three sepals (they are termed as “tepals” because are so identical). Tulips come in a wide variety of about 150 species and with over 3000 different diversities. They not only differ in species, but tulips also come in a large range of colors except pure blue.

In the 1600s tulips were the most expensive flower in the world; some were even valued higher than most homes. Investors traded bulbs far above their true value before the market suddenly crashed. The term “Tulip Mania” was derived from this occurrence. Now, “Tulip Mania” is often used to describe any economic bubble.

Most species of Tulip are perfectly symmetrical, which makes them a great centerpiece for the home or office environment. They’re also extremely vibrant in color and each color symbolizes different things. For example, Yellow is the color of unrequited or spurned love, Bright red is the color of passion and perfect love, Purple is tied to royalty, but also abundance and prosperity and Pink is less intense affection and love, appropriate for friends and family.

The most popular flower is the rose, the second most popular the chrysanthemum and the tulips are in third place in the row of most popular flowers. On Valentine’s Day, the tulip is the second most popular flower to send (after the roses). Tulips have other uses as well. Since they are members of the Liliaceae family (like onions), the bulbs of the tulips are sometimes used in place of onions. The petals are often used to decorate dishes just because of the elegance of their colors.

To sum up, Tulip is the unofficial Netherlands national flower. This flower not only symbolizes the beginning of spring but also holds linkage to the tradition and culture of the Netherlands.

✅National Flower of Holland

One national flower that almost everyone knows is the national flower of the Netherlands. This country, also known as Holland, is known for windmills, wooden shoes, and tulips.

✅Why are Tulips a Symbol of the Netherlands?

The tulip became a symbol of wealth for the Dutch quickly. Its popularity affected the whole country, and symbols of tulips soon became visible in paintings and at festivals.

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