Why did tulips come to the attention of the Dutch market in this period?
a) Dutch horticulturalists collected flower specimens from around the globe, including tulips from the Ottoman Empire. Enough varieties existed that almost anyone could try creating new breeds of the plant.
b) Tulips were first brought to the Netherlands by the Ottomans, who primarily grew them for their medicinal qualities.
Consider This: Why were tulips cultivated beyond the end of tulipmania? See 3.7: Narrative: A Folly of Flowers.
c) Until the seventeenth century, no one in Europe had grown plants merely for their aesthetic qualities.
Consider This: Why were tulips cultivated beyond the end of tulipmania? See 3.7: Narrative: A Folly of Flowers.
d) Tulips were renowned for their aphrodisiac effects, making them attractive plants for the Dutch to import.
Consider This: Why were tulips cultivated beyond the end of tulipmania? See 3.7: Narrative: A Folly of Flowers.
a) Dutch horticulturalists collected flower specimens from around the globe, including tulips from the Ottoman Empire. Enough varieties existed that almost anyone could try creating new breeds of the plant.
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