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Rembrandt Tulips
These Tulips are named for the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt (1606 - 1669), who lived and worked in Holland at about the same time that Tulips first became enormously popular. Actually Rembrandt himself is not known for painting flowers (!), but many other Dutch Masters of the time did include Tulips in their paintings.During this time, Tulips became all the rage in Holland, particularly the ones with streaks and stripes of colour. These types of Tulips were bought for huge sums during the so-called Tulipmania that occurred between 1593 and 1637.We now know that these unusual markings were actually caused by a virus, which eventually caused damage to the Tulip bulbs. Because of this, the original Rembrandt Tulips are no longer sold commercially. However, there are quite a few modern, virus-free, Rembrandt "look-alike" Tulips available.
 
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