Tulip News

  • Root en geel van Leijden

    Root en geel van Leijden

    As the name suggests (translates to red and yellow of Leijden), this tulip is striped red and yellow, of which there were about ten other variants during the tulip fever. Apparently, this variant came from Leiden. Root en geel van Leijden was one of the more sustainable tulip species from the 17th century. The tulip Read more

  • Tamberlaan

    Tamberlaan

    During the 16th and 17th centuries, stories circulated in Europe about the Great Tamberlane, a ruler who was known to have reigned around 1390 and had crushed the Turkish sultan. This referred to Timur the Lame (1336-1405), a Mongol ruler who conquered much of the Islamic world in the second half of the 14th century, Read more

  • Semper Augustus

    Semper Augustus

    The Always Elevated,’ that is what the name of this tulip means. The Latin words were part of the title of the German Emperor, the European ruler who was the highest-ranking in the 17th century. The breeder of this variant apparently found that his tulip surpassed all other tulips, and many contemporaries agreed with him. Read more

  • Switser

    Switser

    The Switzer was not considered the most beautiful tulip variety, but it was traded extensively during the Tulip Mania period. Not per bulb, but per pound, which indicates that the tulip variety was no longer so exclusive. Nevertheless, the prices of this tulip rose significantly during the price peak in 1636/1637. On February 6, 1637, Read more

  • Admirael van Tol

    Admirael van Tol

    This tulip species no longer exists. However, a much simpler tulip from the same grower still exists. Duc van Tol is still being cultivated in the Hortus Bulborum. The tulip is named after the jurist and collector Martinus or Maerten van Tol († 1636/7) from Leiden. He had a garden full of tulips and a Read more

  • Admirael Coornhardt

    Admirael Coornhardt

    Tulip varieties that were considered very beautiful were sometimes given the names ‘Generael’ or ‘Admirael’. It is sometimes thought that these tulips were named after famous admirals or generals, but the names always refer to the grower. In this case, Volckert Dircksz Coornhert (also spelled Coornhart or Coornhardt) (1583-1636), was an Amsterdam merchant and grower Read more