Tulip
About the Tulip
Triggered the first recorded speculative economic bubble - Tulip Mania in 1630s Netherlands, where single bulbs sold for 10 times the annual salary of a skilled craftsman. Introduced to Europe from the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. The Netherlands produces 4.3 billion tulip bulbs annually, exporting 2 billion. They continue growing in water after being cut, elongating up to 2.5 cm per day. The virus that created the prized broken color patterns also weakened the plants. They are edible and were eaten during WWII famines.
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