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Tulips became popular garden plants in the east and west, but, whereas the tulip in Turkish culture was a symbol of paradise on earth and had almost a divine status, in the Netherlands it represented the briefness of life. [8] In Christianity, tulips symbolise passion, belief and love.
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive.
The taxonomy of Tulipa has always been complex and difficult for many reasons. Tulipa is a genus of the Liliaceae (lily) family, once one of the largest family of monocots, but which molecular phylogenetics has shown to be a much smaller discrete family with only 15 genera.
Tulips are beautiful spring-blooming plants that grow from bulbs. There are hundreds of different kinds of tulips. Here is how to plant and tend them for success.
Tulipa gesneriana, the Didier's tulip [2] or garden tulip, is a species of plant in the lily family, cultivated as an ornamental in many countries because of its large, showy flowers. This tall, late-blooming species has a single blooming flower and linear or broadly lanceolate leaves.
It is a low-growing tulip species, [5] and has 25–45 cm (10–18 in) tall stems. [4] It has 3 to 7 grey-green leaves that are downy and fringed with hairs (ciliate). [4] [5] It can have one flower (normally in the wild [4]) or it can produce multiple flowers per bulb, [6] meaning it can have a pair of flowers or up to a maximum of five flowers per bulb. [4]
There are so many beautiful varieties to choose from, and our guide will help you identify each.
Tulipa turkestanica is an ornamental plant often grown in rock gardens. [14] It needs full sun. In England, it flowers in the middle of March. [15] As other tulips of the Eriostemenes group, Tulipa turkestanica cannot be crossed with garden tulips. [16] Tulipa turkestanica has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [17]