Why Choosing Purple Tulips
Purple tulips are one of the favorite colors for flowers. They range from dark violet to plum in color. Purple flowers are popularly used as centerpieces or wedding boquets.
Purple tulips, like most purple flowers, mean passion or the first emotion, or deep and perfect love. Purple also mean royalty and purple tulips are among the favorites of upper class or wealthy citizens.
Purple tulips, as all tulips in general, originated in Turkey. In fact, the word tulip is a latinized version of the Turkish word for the gauze wrapped around a Turkish man’s head, or a turban. Male Turks normally have purple tulips, or other colors, tucked within the folds of their native head piece.
By the 16th century, early European settlers in Turkey and Persia noticed this peculiar flower. A cunning botanist by the name of Carolus Clusius brought the first tulip bulbs to Europe where it grew very popular, particularly in the Netherlands. In fact, it grew so popular that tulips’ prices skyrocketed until only the rich and wealthy can only afford them. So went as far as selling their homes and livestock to purchase these plants.
Planting Purple Tulips
Purple tulips, as its other colored cousins, bloom during spring. These plants abound until summer although some varieties are available as cut flowers all through out the year. As a flower degenerates, its bulb can be replanted. Some garden aficionados and tulip owners remove the bulbs from the soil after the flower has long drooped and its leaves have turned yellow. The bulbs are stored in a cool dry place to be replanted in autumn and wait for them to bloom again in spring.
When planting bulbs, make sure to space each bulb 2 to 3 inches from each other. Doing so can provide ample root growth from the bulb. This way, the roots can get proper nourishment from the soil as well. Dig a hole 2 to 3 inches deep to place your purple tulip bulbs in.
Tulips are temperature sensitive, so be sure to place them away from direct sunlight. Plant them in a shady portion of your garden or near the house foundations.
 Caring for your Purple Tulips
Tulips are not extremely hard to maintain although special care should still be given to make sure that the plants are neither too hot (under direct sunlight for prolonged periods) nor too cold (covered with frost or being constantly blown by cold wind). Planting them near the house foundations help warm the tulips during the cold weather.
The tulips’ weak spot happens to be located at the base of the bud. Tulips have long sturdy stems but sometimes they cannot bear the weight of the bud, especially when it opens wide. This is the reason why tulips are better off as cut flowers. Making sure that the tulips stay away from extreme temperatures also makes sure that the flowers will avoid drooping.
Take care of your tulips and they will make sure to give you a lovely garden in return.