Traditional, hand painted, authentic Dutch wooden tulips, gifts and homewares
EXPLORE LILY & DUTCH
Beautiful and vibrant our traditional wooden Dutch tulips are lovingly hand painted in the Netherlands. Perfect to brighten up your own home or the day of a friend or loved one.
Our tulips are available to buy individually or as bouquets, gift wrapped and delivered.
Our Dutch Delftware and Delftware inspired products will bring a stylish and unique charm to your home and enhance the striking colours of the tulips when paired together.
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Please explore our collection where each tulip carries a symbolic meaning taking the expression 'say it with flowers' to another level.
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Our tulips are also available as wedding and party favours, please contact us directly for more information.
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TULIP SYMBOLISM AND MEANING
Say it with tulips
Thought to have originated in the mountains of Central Asia and then cultivated by the Persians in the 10th Century it was the Ottomans that brought the tulip to the west in the 15th Century as their most prized flower and symbol of their empire.
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Since then they have become universally associated with the Netherlands as their national flower.
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Grown each year between April and May the most famous of all the tulip fields The Keukenhof plants 7 million tulip bulbs every spring and has become the worlds largest flower exhibition.
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Since the Victorian age the varied colours of the tulips have been known to carry special meanings with the red flowers symbolising endless and eternal love and the yellow symbolising hope and friendship.
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At Lily and Dutch we include meaning cards with every order letting you know the meaning of your chosen colour or letting the receiver of your gift know why you chose the colour especially for them-
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The Red Tulip- Endless and eternal love.
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The Yellow Tulip- Friendship, hope and cheerful thoughts.
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​The White Tulip- Forgiveness or new beginnings.
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The Blue Tulip- Peace, calm and tranquillity.
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The Orange Tulip- Happiness, joy and special connections.
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The Pink Tulip- Affection, warm wishes and good health.
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Unsure of one particular meaning then the mixed colours are the option for you. These include a general tulip meaning card and all cards come with a blank space on the back for your own private message,
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SAY IT WITH TULIPS
Occasions
WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES, NEW JOB, NEW HOUSE, THE ARRIVAL OF A BABY
For new beginnings the white tulip is the traditional choice, however why not help the memory of their exciting news live forever with a mixed bunch of coloured tulips symbolising all good things. Did you know that the tulip is the official gift to celebrate 11th year anniversaries?
FRIENDSHIP GIFTS AND THINKING OF YOU TOKENS
The yellow tulip symbolising hope, friendship and cheerful thoughts is the perfect gift to give to a friend or loved one sending them warmest wishes for brighter days to come. Or to wish someone a speedy recovery the pink tulip symbolises affection, best wishes and good health.
