Turkish Tulips

And I Thought They Were From Holland...

I have always heard of Dutch tulips,

so I was surpised to find out the Dutch

got the tulip from Turkey.  Turkey was

the first to begin commercial cultivation

during the Ottoman Empire.

Tulip Mania took place from 1634 to 1637

and tulips were so expensive they were

treated as a form of currency.

Tulips are considered a symbol

of abundance & indulgence.

The time when the Ottoman Empire was

wealthiest is often referred to as the Tulip Era.