native to the Netherlands, native to Belgium before going extinct in 1899, grows in grasslands in damp soils, river meadows
Dutch hybrid, before 1800, parents include Damascus and Alba rose
origins in Europe and Asia, grows in bogs and wet places, beside streams and rivers
origins in the Eastern Mediterranean, appeared in European gardens in 1871 (see the "Blue River" in the Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands)
European wildflower, often used for herbalism and making dyes
native to much of Europe but avoiding the Mediterranean and Atlantic regions, highly poisonous and frequently a symbol of humility in religious painting
late Spring and warm Summers, March in mild winters
origins in southern and central Europe, and eastwards towards Turkey and the Caucasus
tulip likely originated in Persia, and was first brought to the Netherlands in 1594 for the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden; the Tulip Breaking Virus caused the distinctive stripes—making those bulbs particularly rare—although the flowers died after only a few blooms; these flowers were part of “tulip mania,” the dramatic increase then collapse of the tulip market in the 1630s
Tulipa gesneriana with Tulip Breaking Virus of the genus Potyvirus
native to Asia and the Mediterranean, can be hardy on some cool climates, said to improve memory and used as a divinitory herb