Tulip facts for kids
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Tulip (Tulipa) is a potflower plant. There is many cultivars and species of tulips. Cultivars are used as ornamental plants.
It grows in southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the east to northeast of China and Japan, Indo Asia. It is the national flower of Afghanistan.
The Tulip is most associated with Holland.
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A tulip
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Tulip inside
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A variegated tulip
Images for kids
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Eastern end of the tulip range from Turkmenistan on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea to the Pamir-Alai and Tien-Shan mountains
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Variegation produced by the tulip breaking virus
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Tulip cultivation in the Netherlands
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The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
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'Gavota', a division 3 cultivar
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'Texas Flame', a division 10 cultivar
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Turkish Airlines uses a grey tulip emblem on its aircraft
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See also
In Spanish: Tulipa para niños
