Flower database: Tulip | KvětinyExpres.cz

Tulips – The Icon of Spring and Refined Elegance

The Tulip (Tulipa) is a bulb from the lily family (Liliaceae), comprising over 100 wild species native to Central Asia and the Mediterranean. Although widely considered a Dutch icon today, the tulip's story actually began in the rugged mountains of Persia and Turkey, where it was a symbol of paradise on earth – and it is one of the spring flowers our owner Monika loves most here at KvětinyExpres.cz. Its clean silhouette and incredible spectrum of colors bring instant energy and a feeling of new beginnings into any home.

Seasonality & Peak Bloom: The prime tulip season runs from February to April. During these months tulips are at their very best – the sturdiest stems and the most vivid colors. You will find them in our seasonal flowers collection, where they form the heart of the spring mood.

Botanical Marvels:

They Keep Growing: Tulips are unique in that they continue to grow even after being cut. Thanks to the cells in the stem they can stretch several more centimeters and keep turning toward the light (phototropism), so the arrangement looks a little different every day.
Symbolism: Red tulips express deep love, yellow ones joy and sunshine, white ones forgiveness, and the striped varieties are a traditional symbol of beautiful eyes.

Tip from Monika (Owner of KvětinyExpres.cz): “I love tulips most for how quickly they change the mood of a room – give it a few days and an empty vase suddenly feels like spring. For us, absolute freshness is what quality comes down to: we only choose premium A1 tulips, where the heads are still tightly closed and the stems 'squeak' when you rub them together. My tip: tulips drink like there is no tomorrow, but they only need a few centimetres of water – in a full vase the stem softens too quickly and the flower starts to droop. Treat yourself to them in our spring bouquets, or order pure tulips by the stem.”

✦ Use at KvětinyExpres.cz: Tulips are essential for our tulip bouquets, arranged in jugs, small buckets, or as modern mono-bouquets. They pair beautifully with iris or fragrant hyacinth.