The “Brabanson” is one of the well-known tulips from the period of the Dutch Tulipmania.
This tulip was heavily traded and frequently appears in sales documents from that time.
There were around ten varieties of Brabanson tulips, each with different color nuances.
The name suggests that the breeder hailed from the Dutch region of Brabant.
Brabant is a historical region in the Low Countries, spanning across the Netherlands and Belgium. The area has a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages and boasts a unique culture, dialects, and traditions. The region is renowned for its beautiful landscapes and charming small towns.
The Brabanson tulips were among the top performers during the Tulipmania craze. If you possessed a bulb of the Brabanson variety, you could sell it for as much as fl.1,000 guilders. This could be around €12,000 today.
The portrait of the “Brabanson”, from the ‘Ninetynine Tulips’ collection, serves as the inspiration for the tulip NFT collections. The theme of the 99 “Brabanson” NFT tulips is ‘red and white’, after the colours of the flag of the region Brabant.
Ninetynine Tulips 