The Red Tulip

To bloom
every spring
was her duty.
The red tulip
lived for that
only season.
...Manisha Gautam

Tulips originated in Central Asia and were first cultivated in Persia as early as the 10th century.

A noted botanist by the name of /carilus Clausius is credited with having planted the first tulips in the Netherlands in the year 1593.

Nice on Black.

https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/how-the-tulip-became-a-symbol-of-turkey-and-the-netherlands


https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2016/10/Tulip_A_Brief_History/#:~:text=A%20noted%20botanist%20by%20the,Netherlands%20in%20the%20year%201593

[Wylie]

A lovely POV on this one

[Sue Cooper]

A beautiful close-up. Fav.

[Lou Ann]

Just so lovely! So interesting that they started in Asia, not the Netherlands.

[Corinne C]

Fabulous travel toward its heart

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Carole Sandford]

So pretty!

[Michelle]

Beautiful closeup capture

[carol white]

A beautiful macro shot. Fav 😊

[KoalaGardens🐨]

love it!

[gloria jones]

Great close up, details

[Rob Z]

Marvellous details.

[KV]

Beautiful

[Kathy]

Striking contrast in colors.

[Tunia McClure]

Amazing on black.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Heather]

A fabulous close-up! Such a rich red! And this is just stunning on black! (great info, too! Thank you!) Fav