That rose-pink color is not a uniform shade brushed over all the petals. Instead, the petals have a porcelain white background that's dabbed with rose-pink brush strokes of varying intensity.

The tale of the Dutch tulip craze is a cautionary one – the first example of an economic bubble. As a new exhibition of flower paintings opens in London, Alastair Sooke looks back.

Tulips Meaning & Symbolism. Elizabeth Daniels, Floral Supervisor at Tennessee’s Blackberry Mountain resort, says that as one of the earliest bloomers in a spring garden, tulips are always a delight.