Red Tulip Canvas Print

Tulips (Tulipa) form a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs). The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly coloured, generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually in warm colours). They often have a different coloured blotch at the base of the tepals (petals and sepals, collectively), internally.

The name "tulip" is thought to be derived from a Persian word for turban, which it may have been thought to resemble. Tulips originally were found in a band stretching from Southern Europe to Central Asia, but since the seventeenth century have become widely naturalised and cultivated.

While tulips had probably been cultivated in Asia from the tenth century, they did not come to the attention of the West until the sixteenth century, when Western diplomats to the Ottoman court observed and reported on them. They were rapidly introduced into Europe and became a frenzied commodity during Tulip mania. Tulips wer...

Helen Jackson was born and brought up in the north of England where she developed and interest in art, design and photography. Moving to Devon to continue her studies in design and technology she continued to further her interest in photography. After graduating with a BSc. in Design Technology and Business Helen went on to work in engineering for many years where her creative flair was channeled into providing marketing literature and websites for the company. In 2004 Helen began to work as a freelance website designer where her photographic skills were put to good use providing her clients with a seamless package of website design and photography. Helen continues to service those client websites but no works mainly with business...