Tulip
The tulip is the national flower of Türkiye, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, and other countries.
The tulip's charm has captivated many people, and it is found in many of the world's most famous parks and tourist attractions.
In artistic flower arrangements, it is also the most valuable flower material, its flower stalk can be up to 40 or 50 centimeters long, no matter high vase, shallow pot, or round jar, the arrangement is extraordinarily elegant, fresh, people never get tired of looking at it.
Tulip morphological characteristics.
Tulip bulbs are flat conical or flat ovoid, with brown skin strands, and an outer yellowish fibrous skin membrane.
The flowers are cup-shaped, bowl-shaped, egg-shaped, ball-shaped, bell-shaped, funnel-shaped, lily-shaped, etc., with single petals or heavy petals. Flower colors are white, pink, magenta, purple, brown, yellow, orange, etc., varying shades, monochromatic, or compound. The flower seeds are numerous and flat.
Growth habits of tulips.
Tulip is a long-sun flower, that prefers sunny, windy, warm, and humid climates and cool and dry climates in summer.
It can grow normally above 8°C and can generally withstand temperatures as low as -14°C.
Cold hardiness is very strong, but afraid of the heat, if the summer comes early and very hot, it is difficult to grow.
Requires humus-rich, loose, fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic sandy loam soil. Avoid alkaline soil and continuous crop.
Distribution area.
Tulip is native to Europe. Globally, tulips are produced in about 15 countries, of which the largest area is planted in the Netherlands, accounting for 88% of the world's planted area.
Varieties of tulips.
Tulips have been hybridized by horticulturists for a long time, and now there are more than 8,000 varieties worldwide, with about 150 species being produced in large quantities.
It is colorful and varied, with red, yellow, and purple being the most popular.
The yellow flowers sprinkled with red dots on the petals, called "King's blood", red flowers with striped distribution on the petals, called "Olympic torch", while the petals hold each other rolled trip red flowers, called "lovers' hot kiss "and so on.
In the past, the French writer Alexandre Dumas had praised a black tulip called "black widow" "so beautiful that people can not open their eyes, by the flower fans as a rare treasure.
Actually, There is no such thing as a pure black flower. These black flowers are mostly hybrids bred through artificial crosses.
Tulips are known as the queen of the flowering nations for their bright and beautiful colors. Do you like this flower?