Tulips begin to steal the show in spring bringing yellow, pink, magenta, red, and white hues to the garden ... Tulips grow from bulbs and need to be planted at a specific time of year for roots ...

White with red stripes are nothing new in the tulip ... of tulip mania — the ruinous financial speculation over tulip bulbs that occurred in the 17th century Dutch Republic.

three are sepals), it’s easy to see why Tulipa acuminata is commonly referred to as the fire flame tulip: Red and white cultivars look like peppermint sticks. Each bulb produces a single 3- to 5 ...

In February 1637, at the peak of tulip mania, a single bulb of the red-and-white-striped Semper Augustus was valued at 10,000 guilders. It was the equivalent of more than 30 years’ wages for ...