I have a photos of my heirloom tulips, these tulips are the oldest bulbs I have in my tulip garden. These "babies" were first propagated in 1595, Can you imagine! I started out with 5 bulbs two years ago and now they have had babies and there are 12. I know, it is a bit weird to get so excited about a tulip, but think about it. This short lived springtime bloom cause a whole country to go crazy back in 1636-1637. The price of a single tulip bulb sold for more than 10 time the annual wage of a craftsman.
During this period, painting were commissioned featuring tulips because the bulbs were so cost prohibitive that only the very wealthy could afford the luxury of them in their garden.
Here are, Tulipa DuTol Red & Yellow 1595
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