THE TULLIPS- A PRINCESS IN THE FOREST

Tulips is a genus of spring-blooming perenial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes. This implies that it's growth if favoured by the Spring Season. It lives for more than two years and cutting its leaves forms bulbs.

Tulips produces very beautiful flowers especially in the Spring. The flowers are large and brightly-coloured and can be red, yellow or white in colour depending on the soecie. The tulip is closely related to Amana and Erythronium plants found in Northern Ireland. The name tulip is derived from the Persian word "Turban" which it closely resembles.




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Publications from antiquity does not mention this plant therefore it is very likely that this plant was introduced in the later parts of 13th Century when the rose plant started blooming. The tulip is a plant of very high value and at a point in history, the flower was even used as a currency.

The tulip can be attacked by different pathogens which ranges from microscopic fungi to nematodes. It can also sometimes be attacked by rodents which necessitates it's farms being fenced round.

The tulip is a remarkable place in horticulture. It is grown in large numbers in areas of the world where it can survive.

The tuilip mostly survives in mountainous and temperate regions of the world noted for long wet springs and short dry summer. This climate gives the adorable plant every nutrient it desires to bloom in ecstasy.

The tulip can be propagated by seed or offsets. The seed is the sexual method of propagation while the offset is an asexual method. The flowers of this unique plant is a remarkable object of endearment and has been used by couples all over the world to profess love.

Perhaps even more interesting is the fact that this plant is very easy to cultivate and groom even as it adds an uncommon level of beauty and serenity to your residential apartment.

In fact, the it can rightly be described as a princess in the forest. If you live where tulips can bloom, Why not cultivate some?



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