Anyways , Queen of Bhutan tulip has its origin in Netherlands. Through Kuensel archive, I came to know that it was named as queen of Bhutan and then handed over to Bhutan in 2012. Lyonpo Dago Tshering had these words to describe the flower; "the tulip is indeed a beautiful flower of grace, warmth and radiance of Her Majesty the Queen of Bhutan". Who would doubt his words!
Here are few more facts about the Flower: (if you are an expert, help me out with more details)
| Name of the Flower | Queen of Bhutan |
| Class of Flower | Tulip |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Grown by: |
Fluwel (Dutch flower company)
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| Significance |
Commemorate the Royal Wedding in October 2011 and Bhutan-Netherlands friendship
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| Apperance of the Seed | Looks more like an Onion. |
If you want to try your green thumb with 'Queen of Bhutan Tulip", seeds are available in Paro airport (in a Handicraft shop. Let me tell you this; packages are autographed by Her majesty the Queen of Bhutan.
As for Price, I think I will keep it as a surprise package.
It is as beautiful as our Gyaltsuen indeed. Netherlands is more appropriate I guess. Nederlands is the Dutch name for Netherlands. It is also name of several villages it seems. Just saying. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flower, your pictures and the way you wrote made it even more beautiful. I guess we should give it our own Bhutanese name 'Jetsun Meto' . hehe ......
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately i don't have a green thumb :(
Thanks for the comment Langa and Dawa.
ReplyDeleteAs for Dawa, I too do not have a green thumb, but i tried and I am happy to tell you that it came up so well.. so get a seed and try once. you might never know,..... till then have a nice day guys
where is it available in thimphu? any idea...
ReplyDeleteI wonder how would have the emadatshi tasted with that seed....
ReplyDeletelovely post...as usual...