Tulip Flower

The word flower have some divine power in it that just mentioning the word flower you feel fresh and a smile appears on your face with momentary heavenly pleasure. Flowers are one of the best creations of God and when it comes to Tulip it means best among the best creations. Tulip is believed to be the flower of 'Pride and love'. It is the National flower of Turkey and Iran and is a bulbous plant from tulipa genus and Lilaceae family. In Ottoman Empire of Turkey the flower was used in Turban and the word Tulip has traveled in different languages from word Turban to tulbend, tulipan and finally Tulip its present name.

There are around 109 species available for Tulip with size from 4 inch to 28 inches and are available in all color, pattern and sizes. Here we can discuss the major 16 divisions of Tulip flowers namely Single early, Double early, Triumph, Darwin hybrid, Single late, Lily flowered, Fringed (Crispa), Viriflora, Rembrandt, Parrot, Double late, Kaufmanniana, Fosteriana or Emperor, Griegii, Botanical species and Multi flowering.

Tulips are cultivated in temperate climate. They are the flowers of mountainous areas which basically needs periods of cool dormancy. The center of diversity for Tulips is Hindu Kush, Pamir and Tine Shan mountain hills. Its native range extends from North America, Anatolia, Iran and Southern Europe and China in North West. All species of Tulips are not cultivated together. Although it's a flower of Spring but yet which part of spring also carries an importance in Tulip cultivation.

In this category greigii tulips, Fosteriana, Kaufmanniana, Species Tulips, Single early tulips and Dounle early Tulips are cultivated. In the beginning of spring these are cultivated.

Every color of rainbow is available in these flowers, even black and white too. These flowers are available in almost every color and each color symbolizes something for example red tulip for expression of love, white for innocence and purity, pink for specific occasions, purple for royalty and yellow for friendship.

A Pink Flower

Pink flowers come in different shades known as blush, coral, fuchsia, raspberry, rose, salmon, hot pink, and magenta. Some named pink plumeria flowers among Plumeria rubra officially registered with the Plumeria Society of America include Charlotte Ebert, Grove Farm, Maui Beauty, Mela Matson, Sally Moragne, and Slaughter Pink.

Though not as bold as red, pink plumeria flowers have a unique place among plumeria flowers when it comes to color. Bright pink colors express youth, fun, excitement, and confidence. Pink, since being chosen as the color to symbolize the fight against women's breast cancer possibly for its association with baby girls, has internationally added awareness and hope to its already recognized romantic and charming appeal. Pink plumeria flowers offer this softer side to their red counterparts.