Rubescent Tulip
by Bill and Linda Tiepelman
Title
Rubescent Tulip
Artist
Bill and Linda Tiepelman
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
A Soft Deep Red Tulip Contrasted Against A Rough Textured Backdrop.
This is one of the world's most easily recognized and loved flowers. Tulip Flowers are voracious sun seekers (like the sunflower) and will sway their heads in crazy contortions seeking out the best angle for light. This makes them a symbol of opportunity, adjustment, advancement, and aspiration.
They are commonly thought to represent the attainment of spiritual awareness too. Because they are from bulbs and return every year (like the daffodil) tulips are symbolic of resurrection and determination. The immediately identifiable shape of their colorful blooms makes them a comfortable flower.
A Turkish legend may be responsible for the red tulip's symbolism. The story goes that a prince named Farhad was love struck by a maiden named Shirin. When Farhad learned that Shirin had been killed, he was so overcome with grief that he killed himself - riding his horse over the edge of a cliff. It's said that a scarlet tulip sprang up from each droplet of his blood, giving the red tulip the meaning 'perfect love.'
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