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Introduction to the National Flower of the Netherlands
Every country in the world is different and has its own national flower. The Netherlands, also known as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was once known as the country of sea coachmen and windmills. So, what is the national flower of the Netherlands? What is the flower language it represents? Let’s have a look!
The National Flower of the Netherlands: Tulip. One national flower that almost everyone knows is the national flower of the Netherlands. This country, also known as Holland, is known for windmills, wooden shoes, and tulips.
The national flower of the Netherlands is the tulip
Tulip, a herbaceous plant of the genus Tulipa in the Liliaceae family, is the national flower of Turkey, Kazakhstan, and the Netherlands. Mosaic leaves 3-5, strip-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, single terminal flower, large and showy, tepals red or mixed with white and yellow, sometimes white or yellow, 5-7 long cm, 2-4 cm wide, 6 stamens of equal length, glabrous filaments, no style, stigma enlarged into a cockscomb, flowering from April to May, its exact origin has been difficult to research.
More than 500 years ago, because the headscarf worn by people in Central Asia is similar to the shape of a tulip flower, its original name is Tulipa, which means “headscarf” in Turkish. Therefore, some experts believe that its origin is probably in Turkey and the Mediterranean area. It was introduced to the Netherlands in 1863. The tulip, a herb belonging to the genus Tulip of the Liliaceae family, is the national flower of the Netherlands. The Dutch people have designated the Wednesday closest to May 15 as the national annual Tulip Festival.
Tulip flower language
The flower language of tulips: fraternity, thoughtfulness, elegance, wealth, ability, intelligence, love, charity, fame, beauty, blessing, eternity, confession of love, an eternal blessing.
Yellow tulip: elegance, preciousness, wealth, love, friendship.
Pink tulip: beauty, love, love, friendship, happiness.
Red tulip: confession of love, declaration of love, joy, love.
Purple tulip: noble love, endless love.
Black tulip: mysterious, noble.
Plateau tulip: proud, standing, the beauty of creation, the creation of beauty.
Two-color tulip: beautiful you, happy to meet.
Feather tulip: affectionate.
Wild Tulips: Chastity.
Legends
The tulip is the most widely planted flower in the Netherlands and the national flower of the Netherlands. It symbolizes beauty, solemnity, luxury and success. There is a legend about the origin of tulips in the Netherlands: there was a beautiful girl in ancient times, three warriors fell in love with her at the same time, one gave her a crown, one gave her a sword, and the other gave her a piece of gold. But she didn’t love anyone, so she had to pray to the flower god. The flower god deeply felt that love could not be forced, so he turned the crown into flowers, the sword into green leaves, and the gold into stems and roots, which together became a tulip.
