FIRST DAY OF SPRING - VINTAGE TULIPS ILLUMINATIONS

 

Pink tulip, imaginary insect and worm Mira Calligraphiæ Monumenta, inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel ~via Giornale 

Found on Google Images under Public Domain Vintage

TULIPS ARE HUNGARY'S NATIONAL FLOWER

Perhaps this is why the tulip motif is one of the most popular in stenciling work, textile design, etc! In 1986 the United States decided the Rose would be its national flower.