Tastes and trends change over the
years. It¡¯s true of fashion and it¡¯s true of flowers. One way to
track changing trends is to read the numbers. Following are the top
tulip sellers for the USA, based on numbers of tulips sold in 1997,
the last year for which complete figures are available.
The figures include tulips purchased by
home gardeners - as well as those purchased by professional
landscapers, city park services, professional growers, and so on. Keep
this in mind when trying to divine just what these numbers mean in
terms of consumer taste. Many cities tend to choose top-performing
reds and yellows for their mass plantings in high-profile public
areas. So those numbers may be slightly skewed.
That said, it is true that red and
yellow continue to be highly popular with many people for their
colorful impact in the bare spring landscape. It is also a curious
fact that men, in particular, continue to proclaim red and yellow
their absolute favorites when asked to name their "favorite tulip
colors," according to floral industry research.
Moving past red and yellow, there has
been a strong preference for pastels over the past decade - with pink
¡®Angelique¡¯ and salmon ¡®Apricot Beauty¡¯ holding top spots
among American gardeners in recent years. New color trends are
emerging ¡ª with richer colors coming into favor. Orange, purple and
blue have stepped forward, according to trend-spotters. Supporting the
newer trends, then, would be near-black ¡®Queen of Night¡¯, purple
¡®Attila¡¯, rich pink ¡®Pink Impression¡¯, and rich soft red
¡®Renown¡¯.
USA TULIP TOP TEN
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