The tulip is the national flower of the Netherlands — the bloom that famously sparked a speculative frenzy in the 1600s and remains a symbol of the country to this day.

• National flower: Tulip
• Scientific name: Tulipa
• Status: National flower by association
• Symbolism: beauty, prosperity, and Dutch identity

About Netherlands’s national flower

Tulips arrived in the Netherlands from the Ottoman Empire in the late 1500s and quickly became a sensation. During the 1630s, “Tulip Mania” drove bulb prices to extraordinary heights before the bubble collapsed — one of history’s first speculative crashes. Today the Netherlands is the world’s leading producer of tulip bulbs.

Symbolism and tradition

Each spring, fields of tulips draw visitors from around the world, and gardens like Keukenhof showcase millions of blooms. The tulip has become inseparable from Dutch identity and its famous flower trade.

National flower of Netherlands FAQs

What is the national flower of Netherlands?

The national flower of Netherlands is the tulip (Tulipa). The tulip is the flower most associated with the Netherlands, celebrated as its national bloom.

What does the tulip symbolize in Netherlands?

The tulip represents the Netherlands’ beauty, trade, and horticultural mastery, a legacy of the flower’s golden-age fame and the country’s world-leading bulb industry.

What was Tulip Mania?

Tulip Mania was a speculative bubble in the 1630s Netherlands, when tulip bulb prices soared to extraordinary levels before crashing — often cited as one of the first recorded financial bubbles.

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