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What tulips mean.

Everyone reaches for roses. Tulips say more with less, and the red tulip is the most direct 'it's you' a flower can make.

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Tulips and what they mean

What tulips mean

The meanings below come from the Victorian language of flowers. The tulip's older fame in the Ottoman court was about status and beauty rather than romance. Tulips mean perfect love. The colour sharpens it: the red tulip is a declaration of love, the clearest way a flower says I love you; pink tulips mean affection and care; white tulips mean forgiveness and a fresh start; purple tulips carry a note of admiration. In Victorian flower language, the red tulip came to mean a declaration of love.

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What to write

The tulip is the declaration. The wording is yours:

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Common questions

What do tulips symbolise?

Perfect love. Red tulips are a declaration of love, pink means affection, white means forgiveness and a fresh start.

What does a red tulip mean?

A red tulip is a declaration of love, the most direct 'I love you' in flower language.

Are tulips a romantic flower?

Very. They are a less obvious, more intentional alternative to red roses.