CHG_CANON wrote:
Tulips are spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (say that 5 times fast). The short version is that tulips have bulbs as storage organs that bloom every year. The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly colored, generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually in warm colors).
Canon EOS 1v, EF 180mm f/3.5L macro, Kodak Ektar 100
Chicago, IL
May 2020
Chicago tulips by Paul Sager, on Flickr
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Tulips grew wild in the Tien Shan Mountains and were cultivated in Istanbul in 1055. In the 15th century, tulips were among the most prized flowers; the flower was the symbol of the Ottomans.
Chicago tulips
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While tulips had probably been cultivated in Persia from the tenth century, they did not come to the attention of the West until the sixteenth century, when Western diplomats to the Ottoman court observed and reported on them. They were rapidly introduced into Europe and became a frenzied commodity during the Tulip mania.
Chicago Tulip
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Tulips were frequently depicted in Dutch Golden Age paintings, and have become associated with the Netherlands, the major producer for world markets, ever since.
Chicago tulips
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The Netherlands is the world's main producer of commercial tulip plants, producing as many as 3 billion bulbs annually, the majority for export.
Chicago tulips
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Nice set of the Tulips Paul. Ektar film remember shooting pictures with it back then. Got to find my negatives. Have to scan them into digital files on of these days.