The Meaning Behind Spring Flowers Such as the Tulip

The view of spring flowers can be very inviting after a long, grey and white winter, and leafless trees. In fact, the first blooms of spring have often symbolized new birth, a fresh start, and a clean slate. Many of the spring colors have also been used to celebrate the Easter holiday, which is often represented by pastel pinks, blues, greens, and purples. Easter is most thought of as a Christian Holiday celebrating the resurrection of the Birth of Jesus Christ, and some refer to the word Easter to translate as Ishtar, which is a Pagan fertility goddess. The tulip is one of the first garden flowers in springtime and sometimes is included in some religious spring celebrations, such as the celebration of the Spring Equinox, which is the first day of spring.

Tulips were often thought of during the time of the Tulip Mania which occurred in the 1700s as a symbol of status. This was originally the flower of the aristocrats, and searches for the rarest kinds of tulips took place during this time. May people were paying for expensive artwork during that time which often represented tulips. The tulip along with other early blooming flowers such as the Crocus, Morning Glory or White Poppy represented ideas such as the forever blooming of the Garden of Eden, Eternity, or the Passion of Christ. To this day some of those meanings of these flowers still exist, and not just in the `7th Century.

Tulips are not nearly as costly as they used to be in the 17th Century. However, they have not lost their beauty and meaning. They are one of the most favored flowers of the world along with the Rose. Spring flowers such as tulips have long represented many ideas over the past few centuries. They are unofficially the emblem of Holland and many varieties have made their way into quite a few areas of the world. In fact, many tulip festivals take place in the United States and Canada, representing Dutch culture. Not only that, but a variety of tulips are available in the U.K. as well as in continents of the Eastern Hemisphere.

Spring flowers, such as tulips come in both hybrid varieties as well as wild varieties. The wild varieties withstand tougher weather conditions. However, the hybrids are produced in controlled grounds in Holland, and are likely to thrive in tulips zones, which are mostly in zones 3 to 7, with some growing in zones 8, 9, and 10 under certain conditions.