Busbecq fell in love with the tulip when he was the ambassador to Constantinople. Tulips may not have been the original name of the flower. When inquiring about the name of the flower that the Turks liked to display in their turban was instead told the Persian word for turban (tulipan) .
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tulipansTULIPs coming your way!Thank you.