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Tulips – Londons Favourite Flower

Tulips – Londons Favourite Flower

The Tulip is one of the most popular cut flowers that are loved by many people all over the world; The Tulip is the national flower of Turkey and is seen as a token of a love, passion and romance.

Tulips were originally a wild flower grown in Central Asia and was cultivated by the Turkish as early as 1,000 AD. The beautiful flowers were then brought over to Western Europe in the 16th century. Carolus Clusius; a famous biologist brought over the flowers from the east and identified; the ‘broken tulip’, a disease which causes beautiful streaking to the petals of the flowers, This streaking effect set off ‘Tulip Mania’ which made popularity of the flowers grow tremendously, resulting in the prices soaring and the tulips being even more valuable than gold.

The Tulip is a perennial bulbous plant that has a staggering 3000 different varieties, varying in colours, height and shapes, the level of choice means there is an overwhelming variety to choose from picking the right kind of Tulip.

Today the Tulip is one of London’s most favourite flowers, the price of these beauties are considerably cheaper than roses and have a larger variety of colours. A standard bouquet of tulips can be bought for as little as just £20.00! The most popular tulips are the red variety and are widely sold around the Christmas and the valentine’s season. Tulips are also the perfect flowers for Mothers day and Women days too. Tulips are also very popular amongst London weddings; the shape of the petals can give a contemporary feel to wedding bouquets or arrangements and ultimately create an impressive look of an overall design.

Tulips have a very long season; they become available from the middle of October and are blooming until the beginning of June, Their longevity makes them a great for winter and spring gifts to Londoners. London’s New Covent Garden market Dutchman ‘Hans Kaufmann’ says ‘the recent climates and rainfall has proven to be fantastic for tulips this year, The flower heads are larger and overall better quality than they ever have been before’ We are looking forward to the year ahead.’

If Londoners are looking for the perfect gift to send to a friend or loved one, then the flower delivery company like Flowers24hours.co.uk has something for everyone. Tulips come in a rainbow of colours and can be bought in elegant hand-tied bouquets, floral arrangements, flower vases and much more. The online florist sells bouquets in a mix of vibrant colours which not only complement each other but also create eye-catching displays. The company boasts to having floral experts who regularly re-design up-market flower bouquets at a super low cost whilst still keeping up with the current trend.

Flowers24hours.co.uk is a London flower delivery company like no other; they offer a service where tulips and other floral gifts can be delivered same day to London and next day nationwide. They pride themselves on great care and attention for every customer order. Each flower bouquet is stylistically arranged and individually gift-wrapped into a cellophane aqua pack, Presentation is key and their tulip bouquets are not to be missed. Vibrant and cheery or white and sophisticated Flowers24hours.co.uk covers every occasion for their customers.

Flowers24hours.co.uk encourages all Londoners to take a look at these famous beautiful flowers and send a bouquet to someone special today.

This is a sponsored post on behalf of flowers24hours.co.uk.