Underneath the elegant beauty of tulips lies a twisted legacy of mutations dating back hundreds of years. These are real changes in the genetics of the plant much like cellular engineering today.
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The ground is soft and easily planted with bulbs. The last spring flowering bulbs that should go in are tulips, ...
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder A glass beaker with red and white parrot tulips, a white rose with a butterfly, a pink rose, marigold, cyclamen, forget-me-nots and a spring of rosemary, together with a ...