Tulip Multi Flowering Aquilla
11 bulbs for € 7.99
Amazing new multi-flowered variety. The semi-double flower is pastel yellow with a cherry red edge. Multiple flowers per bulb and early blooming. Limited availability.
Variety from 2005 (breeder Vertuco)
The tulip is the most cultivated bulb in the Netherlands. Almost half of all bulb fields (more than 12,000 hectares) are planted with tulips. (source: CBS 2016).
Tulips were introduced to the Western world by the Viennese ambassador to Turkey, Ogier Gisleen van Busbeke, who wrote about the flowers he saw in 1551 in Turkish Edirne. Later, he sent some seeds to Austria.
The arrival of a shipment of tulip bulbs in 1562 in Antwerp marked the beginning of European tulip cultivation. The first documented specimens were planted by the Fleming Carolus Clusius in the Hortus botanicus Leiden Hortus, which he led from 1593.
Symbolism:
If you gave a tulip in the sixteenth century, you were giving someone wealth. At that time, the flower was immensely popular, and a speculative trade in tulip bulbs emerged. For the price of one tulip bulb, you could buy an entire canal house in Amsterdam. Nowadays, a nice bouquet costs only a few euros, but the symbolism has increased in value. When you give tulips, you also convey a message. For example, red tulips signify passionate love, and with black tulips, you say: ‘I love you so much that I am willing to sacrifice everything.’ You don’t just give those away.
Order your tulips easily online now and plant them this fall for a beautiful colorful garden or terrace in the spring! We always strive to offer the largest size and best quality for the most beautiful result.
Sandy soil, drained
Sunny location, half-sun
Color: yellow-cherry red edge
Height: 35 cm
Size: 12/+
Blooming period: April
Winter hardy