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Send Tulips
 Tulips are well-known to be national Holland flowers and it`s unexpected, that originally flowers are from steppes of Central Asia, territory of modern Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, and Uzbekistan. Wild tulips still grow in the virgin steppes of Central Asia. In the 16th century they came into view in Europe and in 17th century became super popular in Holland. At that time tulips were very expensive there and one beautiful tulip bulb might cost same as gold, pearls and diamonds.
The high price of tulips was supported by tulip obsession, which was in Holland and Europe at that time. Tulips were a favorite gift for rich people. It is known, that Louis XIV of France gave a tulip bulb to his lover. That gray-violet color unique tulip coast of 5,000 French livres (1 livre = 1 pound of silver) and 5 years of hard work.
 As known, the production of new sorts may take several decades and is done by artificial pollination of one flower by other. A French novelist Alexander Dumas described a story about a guy, who confused tulip onion bulb with a tulip one. The mistake cost him 30,000 Netherlands’ guilders. Weird stories and intrigues surrounded beautiful tulip flowers and were at times comic and sad. Sometimes people lost all their money, homes and good reputation because of one bulb of tulip. Stunning but widespread now flower was a midpoint of people`s interests, secrets and even crimes.It`s interesting that tulip in forgotten flower language may mean a secret message, which easier to say by flowers, than pronounce by words. The tulip is a symbol of good lover.
Fresh cut tulips continue to grow in the vases. Their stems became longer and blooms change the shape. Those changes make tulips difficult for flower arranging with different types of flowers. Combination of tulips and narcissuses should be avoided, because narcissuses produce juice, which is poisoning for tulips. Combine tender tulips with spring blooms and green leaves of tropical and Mediterranean plants.
Modern florists know all rules and secrets about tulips. Trust them and send stunning tulip arrangement to the people you love.
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