From Turkish turban to Amsterdam canal house Oh, the tulip! It can’t get any more Dutch, you might be thinking, but the tulip originates from Iran, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan. Nomads took the flower to Turkey, where sultans wore a tulip on their turbans. That is how the tulip got its name: ‘tulipan’ means turban. Colours and shapes of the tulip The popular tulip is available in white, red, yellow, pink, purple, orange, green or with petals in different colours. You also get a lot of choice of shapes. There are tulips with a single or a double row of flower petals, striking frilly and parrot tulips with serrated- edged petals and the elegant lily tulip. Care tips: With these care tips you can enjoy your little turbans for 5 to 12 days: Choose a vase which is tall enough: tulips can still grow a few centimetres. Place the tulips first of all for an hour in the vase, in their wrapping. The tulips will suck up the water and will straighten themselves. Use tap water at room temperature. Cut the stems diagonally off at the bottom. Place the vase in a cool, not too sunny position, away from the fruit bowl. fleurametz/en-GB/About-FleuraMetz/News/2014/1/Cheerful-Tulip/
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:40:01 +0000
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