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19 Interesting Tulip Facts
I love spring, and I love flowers, good thing the two go hand in hand. The tulips haven’t bloomed yet, just the daffodils, but I’m anxiously awaiting and while I wait I thought I would add some interesting facts about tulips. My 19 Facts About Daffodils is my highest viewed post on my blog and it stuns me every day to see how many people come to learn about daffodils.
I have photographed all of these flowers you see here, not all are in my garden, I’m a neighborhood stalker and can be found crouching on the ground in random yards. Good thing we live in a small town and people know me and my photography habits. I’m trying to see how many different varieties of tulips I can photograph.
Fun and Interesting Facts About Tulips
1. Tulips are the 3rd most popular flower (roses are the most popular)
2. Originally from Turkey, tulips were brought to Europe during the 16th century and introduced into Holland. Facts About Tulips
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3. Over 100 species and 4000 varieties of cultivated tulips. Majority of tulips are grown and exported from Holland. Tulip Facts
4. Average height of a tulips is 10-70 centimeters, each flower has 6 petals, and the flower life span is 3-7 days.
5. National flower of Turkey and Iran is the tulip. (History of the Tulip)
6. Tulip flowers are supposed to be a token of passion, love, romance, and a perfect lover. (So why is the rose given at Valentines day?)
7. Tulips are classified into 15 different classes based on floral charateristics, time of blooming and other traits.
8. Tulips belong to the same botanical family as onions and lilies (20 Tulip Facts)The most popular color of tulips is red, Red tulips mean “Declaration of Love”
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9. Tulips Should be planted in the fall
10. Although tulip flowers are edible, and eaten during WWII, tulip bread is “…not very good…” according to a survivor of the war in the Netherlands (20 Tulip Facts)
11. Tulip wine, however is supposed to be very good and makes a lovely white wine Making Tulip Wine
12. Albany New York has one of the largest Tulip festivals with over 100,000 tulips in bloom
13. The largest Tulip grower in the United States is RoozenGaarde in Mount Vernon Washington. Owned by the Roozen family who has been growing tulips in Holland and the 14. United States since the early 1700’s
15. Tulips will bend and twist towards the light, even when placed in a vase (Interesting Tulip Facts)
16. When buying Tulips for planting the bigger the bulb the bigger the bloom. (The Flower Expert)
17. The origin of the word Tulip might be from the Turkish word “tulbend” for turban (The Flower Expert)
18. Tulip Mania occurred in the 1600’s and people have been known to trade livestock for tulips (History of the Tulip) Inflated prices caused the Tulip bubble to burst and left many Dutch bankrupt.
19. The tulip is the official symbol or the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. (Fun Tulip Facts)
I’m sure there are many other facts. Add your tulip fact below in the comment and please feel free to share this post or images on Pinterest. I LOVE Pinterest and find my biggest photography inspiration there. So stay tuned for some macro flower images once they start blooming here.
I have created a line of Tulip Greeting cards for birthdays, Mothers Day and other occasions. Each one can be customized with your message on the front and inside and are available at my Zazzle Store.
Pink Tulips in the Garden Birthday Card
Pink Tulips Happy Birthday Card
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Tulip Gift Ideas
For the gardener or someone who just loves tulips here are a few ideas for Mothers Day, a birthday, or just to bring a bit of spring into a cold winter day.
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Covered Bridges in Vermont
Vermont has more covered bridges per square mile than any other state in the United States. An official covered bridge is not determined by age, but the method on how it is built, by trusses and a covered slanted roof. I have always had a fascination with covered bridges and although I had grown up in Connecticut I had never walked across one this piece of Americana.
Last week I crossed this off my bucket list when I visited Woodstock Vermont and walked across Middle Bridge. I had another surprise as we took the scenic route down Rte 106 and found this picturesque bridge over a small creek.
The most famous bridges are those of Madison County in Iowa, so I really didn’t need to travel far from Nebraska to find covered bridges, but there is something special, romantic, and mystical about covered bridges in Vermont.
Facts About Covered Bridges
- First covered bridge was built in 1808 over the Mohawk river in New York
- Vermont contains 100 authentic covered bridges
- At one time the United States has over 10,000 covered bridges, 750 remain today
- Covered bridges are painted red because iron ochre was an inexpensive pigment.
- Bridges were covered to prevent the wood dry and prevent rot (not to keep horses from spooking over the water)
- Town Lattice is the most popular style of covered bridge
- There are only 8 railroad covered bridges in the United States, only 2 still function during tourist events.
- Only six covered bridges still carry two way traffic all the rest are one way only.
- Covered bridges can be found in 30 states in the United States
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Rivers in Connecticut
Connecticut is where I grew up, however I took the scenery, trees, beaches, rivers and streams for granted. I’ve lived in the Midwest for thirty years and although I love everything about the Nebraska, I do miss the the easy access to water.
In New England the Connecticut River takes center stage. It is the longest river in New England and flows from New Hampshire and empties into Long Island Sound. It serves as the state boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire and is 407 miles long.
Out of the over 50 tributaries of the Connecticut River I spent many summers during high school tubing on the Farmington River. Even in Connecticut there is white water to navigate to give the challenging adventurer an adrenaline rush. The Farmington River Tubing Company provides a 2.5 miles ride, complete with tubes, lifejackets and a ride back up to your car. Can’t find white water in Nebraska. Tubing in Nebraska is more like a lazy float trip.
I’m spending a few days in Connecticut on family business and thought I would take the opportunity to get some photography in at the same time. Obviously the river in February is a little cold and nope, I’m not going to take the polar plunge and even test the water temperature.
#24/52: Waterfall Photography
I’ve always wanted to photograph a waterfall and finally got my chance. I’m so happy with it! Shot this waterfall photo at Devils Den State Park in Northwestern Arkansas on my Mother/Daughter camping trip. I climbed out on the rocks, quite a feat since I’m afraid of heights, and a flat rock acted as my tripod.
Only took two photos since the sun was going behind the trees and after looking at the results in the camera I was more than pleased. Being from Nebraska I don’t have much of an opportunity to practice waterfalls photography.
Editing notes: Almost none, opened in Lightroom 4, straightened a few degrees, adjusted white balance for a little more warmth, that was it!
Tips For Good Waterfall Photography
- Set your camera on Manual or Shutter priority
- Experiment with long exposures starting at 1/2 second and going up from there. The longer the exposure the smoother the water effect
- Increase your aperture as high as it will go to reduce over exposure in sunny conditions (this photo was taken on a cloudy overcast day)
- Use a neutral density filter on sunny days for really long exposures
- Use a tripod and a shutter trigger
- If you don’t have a tripod, or a good place to set up find a sturdy rock
- To avoid blur if you don’t have a shutter release set the automatic timer
What Equipment Do You Need to Photograph a Waterfall
Photography doesn’t need to be complicated, nor does it need to cost a lot of money. The shot above was done with a very simple DSLR Canon Rebel camera sitting on a rock on shutter priority and the self programmed timer. You know the setting, set it for 2-10 seconds, run and get in the photo. It was a cloudy day so I didn’t have to worry about sun glare. The conditions were perfect, I had a perfectly placed flat rock and perfect weather.
However, conditions are not always perfect and having the right photography tools on hand can make it easier to get the photograph you envision. I’ve always wanted a Gorilla pod, one just because they look cool, but other reasons is they are so very flexible and you can wrap them around a tree limb.
I have since purchased a Neutral Density filter and this will act lessen the sun glare and bright spots and enhance the ambient colors. Works great for sunrises and sunsets to bring out color.
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