Tulips #2 lupin 3000 year old dried flowers

3000 year old dried flowers have been discovered in the Egyptian pyramids

it is also an ancient Celtic symbol for noble character

Parrot Tulips produce some of the most spectacular striations of colour

Lilies are mentioned in the Old Testament

From my ongoing Memento Flores series

Tulips #2 lupin 3000 year old dried flowersThis Botanical Optical image is created from a single photograph selected from hundreds of time lapse photographs of red and yellow Tulips made over a period of 94 hours as they flowered. Originally from Persia and Turkey, tulips were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where they got their common name from the Persian word Tulipan for turban. According to legend, a Turkish Prince was so overcome by the death of his lover that he rode his horse