Tulips Galore
If you live in the snow belt, there is no doubt if you are not a fan of snow and cold, you are ready for Spring to appear. One good sign that spring is nearing is the arrival of Tulips. When tulips begin to arrive in abundance to florist in the northern regions, spring is not far behind, about a month and a half away actually. But it does give hope for warmer days to near.
The majority of early Tulips come in from Holland, and if you have ever been to Holland and seen the fields of Tulips you were in awe of their beauty I am sure. If you never have been but love tulips, you may want to put Holland on your places to visit list!
Tulips are the most popular spring flower and symbolize imagination, dreams, a perfect lover, a declaration of love, and fame. To me, they have always symbolized romantic love partially due to their name “tu” – two, “lips” (self-explanatory).
Different colors of tulips also have their own meaning, much like roses. The color and meaning of the different tulips are as listed:
PURPLE: Undying love, Royalty
VARIEGATED: Beautiful eyes; Enchantment
RED: Declaration of love; Believe me;
PINK: Caring; Hopeless love; Perfect love; sunshine in a smile
WHITE: Longing, and forgiveness
To me, tulips are one of perfection. Their simplistic nature makes them almost exotic in a sense and a wonderful gift to receive and send.
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January 15th, 2010 at 3:52 am
I remember checking the flower bed right outside of my Mom’s bedroom for the tulips to start showing. Sometimes they would break ground with the snow still covering it. You are so right about the snow. I’m more than ready for spring. Since there are still a couple of months of bad weather, I have to rely on Brant Florist to show me the tulips!
January 15th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I really like tulips especially if there are multiple colors in the arrangement. The purple ones you have pictured here are really neat. Any flowers are pretty, but tulips ‘talk to me’ where the others don’t.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
I’ve always liked tulips. My Mom had them growing in beds all over our yard. In the fall she would dig up the bulbs and line them up in the basement until spring. They always make me think of this silly little poem I learned as a child.
There are tulips in the garden
there are tulips in the park
but the tulips I like best
are the two lips in the dark!
January 19th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
The flower beds in our yard were full of tulips and we always kept an eye out for the first signs of growth in the spring. Each bed used to be a different color but now there are several colors in each bed. Tulips in bloom always meant we got to take some to our teacher. That was always a treat for us.
January 21st, 2010 at 2:35 am
OMG Henna, I haven’t thought of that little ditty for several years. It’s what I wrote on the valentine card of my first boyfriend. I don’t know who was more embarrassed by it, but it did prompt our first kiss. We were in the 3rd grade. He moved away before the school year was out, but I’ve never forgotten him. I still love tulips!
January 22nd, 2010 at 12:51 am
Tulips are one of the most recognizable flowers. They come in just about every color of the rainbow and are especially pretty when displayed with their leaves as they are in the picture. I love all flowers, but tulips are pretty close to the top of my list.
January 22nd, 2010 at 4:58 pm
My Mom always kept a vase of fresh cut flowers in the living room when we were growing up. We got to take turns picking the types of flowers that were used. We lived on a farm and there were flowers everywhere. Tulips were my Mom’s favorite. I tended to like the wild flowers best. Mom’s gone now but I try to take a bouquet of tulips to her grave at least once a month.