When you think of spring, the first flower that you will imagine is the tulip ? even if you don?t know its name. Tulips are the ultimate representation of spring. These beautiful and curvaceous flowers come in almost every color imaginable! And each color has its own meaning.

Did you know that there are more than 3,000 different varieties of tulips in the world" And of all the places in the world, there is only one place where you will find them all ? The Netherlands!
The Meaning of Tulips
But how did Tulips get their name" The world Tulip means Turban in Persian. When European travelers saw Persians wearing this perfectly symmetrical and gorgeous flower in their turbans, they mistakenly thought the word referred to the flower. And the name stuck! Tulips in general mean perfect love. But each color has a different meaning. Red tulips signify truelove, while purple tulips indicate royalty. And those bright, happy yellow tulips mean exactly that ? happy thoughts and sunshine! And the most popular tulips of all ? the varicolored tulips signify beautiful eyes!

Dutch Tulips of every color imaginable, from the famous striped tulips, to the royal deep purple ones, from the popular pale pink tulips to the strangely beautiful black ones ? all of them can be found in one place in the Netherlands ? Keukenhof, the world?s largest flower garden.

A Centuries-Long Love Affair
The Netherland?s love affair with tulips goes all the way back to the 16 th century. But these gorg...