The flower was domesticated by the Ottomans, who planted vast numbers of bulbs in their palace gardens and were as fascinated by rare and exotic tulips as the Dutch at the height of tulip mania.

The festival typically runs from April 1 to April 30. However, four of the five tulip farms will now be open until Sunday, May 4.

Long before they bloom, the almost 650,000 tulip bulbs that arrive from the Netherlands must first be inspected, bulb-by-bulb ...

as former resident Queen Mary II was a keen horticulturist and collected exotic plants to feature in the gardens More than 100,000 tulip bulbs have burst into colour at Hampton Court, as it opens ...

The bulbs are planted as soon as they come in. Tulips need a cold winter to eventually ... Others are more exotic, in purple or hot pink. And different varieties bloom at different times.

The red-marbled watercolor petals of “Two Tulips” (above, ca. 1637, by an anonymous artist) might have prompted a Dutchman to drop thousands of guilders on the exotic flowers, enough at that ...

Although the official Jerold Binkley Tulip Time festival is days away, tens of thousands of bulbs are in bloom at Lake Shawnee and other county parks. Shawnee County Parks and Recreation recruit ...

Spring’s first blockbuster flower show is coming. It’s almost time for tulips to shine. Yes, bulbs are already starting to bloom throughout Lancaster County. In the region are two huge ...

But another pastel flower is worthy of our attention, too: the tulip. These colorful flowers are about to make their seasonal debut, emerging from bulbs deep underground that have survived the ...

The Palace has a long association with the tulip, as former resident Queen Mary II was a keen horticulturist and collected exotic plants ... More than 100,000 tulip bulbs have burst into colour ...