Mondays are for Dreaming: Tulips
This weekend was the first time the sun climbed out of the cave it has been hiding in. The last two days have been crisp and warm, if you can have those both at the same time. Makes me yearn for spring, and spring makes me yearn for…. tulips. Don’t know why, but to me the winter isn’t over until a few tulips (or daffodils) have sprung.
A few little known facts about tulips: they were first cultivated and hybridyzed by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire. The word tulip is thought to be a corruption of the word “tulbend” for turban. It is the national flower of Turkey. Tulip bulbs can be used as a replacement for onion in cooking. It is the third most popular flower after rose and chrysanthemum. (How it got beat by chrysanthemum is beyond me.) The life-span for a tulip is 3-7 days. My wedding bouquet was made entirely of…. tulips.
Showers are predicted again for an entire week. Yes, I know, we Californians can be whiners when it comes to weather. My prelude to spring was brief, but nice. As long as it’s Monday and we are all dreaming, you can find me in a field of tulips in bloom.
This is part of the Mondays are for Dreaming series, hosted by Mara at Mother of all Trips. Check out her site for more travel dreams.
I used this site and this site for tulip trivia / photo.
LOVE tulips. They join Sun flowers and Lilies as my favorite flowers.
Minnesotan’s can whine about the weather with the best of them. Oh wait…that’s just me. I long for Spring.
How sad is this – it’s about 25 degrees here, but the daffodils started poking up last week. Now the little green tips are covered in snow.
Fields of tulips are always a nice thing to dream of. I also had them in my wedding bouquet.
Love tulips…my favorite flower! Can’t wait to see them in bloom as well!
@ Amy: I love sunflowers as well. Where tulips are gentle like a cat, I think of sunflowers as akin to a big golden dog with the tail waggin’ everywhere.
@ Mara: Makes you want to cover the little tips in mini blankets, eh?
@ NYC Mama: Start looking around March. Not too too long.