Gemarmerde Goijer

This tulip name summarizes what it was all about in the time of the tulip fever: ‘marbled’ refers to the marble-like pattern of the flower. People thought that was very beautiful in the 17th century, because marble was considered the noblest and most beautiful type of stone. Shells with such a marbled pattern were also popular and expensive.

The second part is derived from the bulb grower, Abraham de Goyer or Goijer (1579/80-1653) who owned a large garden complex near Amsterdam and grew numerous tulips. Several variants were to his name and he traded numerous tulips. Traders like him dominated the tulip trade. During the tulip fever he earned so well that he was able to buy a country house.