Tulips bloom everywhere in the world

Tulips are a very hearty and beautiful flower that never fails to bloom! They are the most colorful of all spring flowers, and also the easiest flowers you'll ever grow.

Just plant the bulbs in the fall for blossoms the following spring. When we see their colors beginning, we know spring is really here.

We have only a short time to enjoy them because they don't last very long, about one to two weeks, depending on the weather. They do best if it stays cool.

Historians believe the tulip probably originated on land somewhere between Northern China and Southern Europe. The plants were soon cultivated in the Ottoman Empire, (present day Turkey) and then imported into Holland in the 16th century.

The tulip was actually originally a wild flower growing in Central Asia, and was planted by the Turks as early as 1000 A.D. “Tulip” originated from Persian word “delband” meaning turban, given the flowers turban shape.

The Netherlands is the epicenter of tulip bulb production. The 2.5 billion bulbs that the Netherlands exports consist of 8,000 varieties. If you travel to the state of Washington, which we did several times to visit our son, Scott and Marie and family, you can travel to Skagit Valley at Mt. Vernon for the Tulip Festival, a rainbow of colors with varying bloom times from March through May.

The Skagit tulips have been farmed since early 1900's. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is THE destination events for the Pacific Northwest.

Daisies are my favorite flower, but I do plan to buy some tulip bulbs and plant in the fall. They would look great with the daisies. If you already have them, you are fortunate.

Yep, spring has sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where the flowers is!