The tulip “Morgen-sterre” is named after the morningstar.
It is possible that the breeder realized around that time that they had bred a new variety and named it after the bright star in the morning sky.
If you wake up early and look towards the east, you might see a bright ‘little star’ shining. However, this is not a star; it is the planet Venus! It used to be called the “Morning Star” because it shines brightest just before sunrise.
After the sun and the moon, Venus is the brightest object in our sky.
The portrait of the “Morgen-sterre”, from the ‘Ninetynine Tulips’ collection, serves as the inspiration for the tulip NFT collections. The theme of the 99 ‘Morgen-sterre’ NFT tulips is ‘Morning Star‘.
Ninetynine Tulips 