Tiptoe thru the Tulips
Each year, this US city hosts a festival honoring the tulip.
Holland, MI
It is the national flower of this country.
Mexico.
It is the national flower of this country.
US
These edible kitchen staples belong to the allium family.
onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, and chives
In this country, the chrysanthemum is a symbol of luck and is also where the flower originated.
China
Tulips originated in this part of the world.
Central Asia.
Ancient civilizations discovered that these parts of dahlias were edible.
The petals and tubers.
This rose fruit is 30x higher in Vit C than oranges.
Rose hip
Due to these strong, sulfur-containing compounds, deer and rabbits avoid these plants.
Alliins
In this country, the Chrysanthemum is the symbol of love.
Japan
This was the first country to cultivate tulips.
Turkey.
This ancient civilization used the plants for medicinal purposes.
This Egyptian queen covered her abode in rose petals to emit a lasting scent for her lover.
Cleopatra
The translation for the Latin origin for allium.
Garlic
Chrysanthemum comes from 2 Greek works.
What are chrysos (gold) and anthemon (flower).
This was the time period that tulips were introduced to the Netherlands.
late 1500's
Dahlias were a favorite of this British monarch.
Queen Victoria
According to Greek mythology, whom is the rose named for?
Eros, son of Aprodite, goddess of love
While fit for human consumption, allium plants should be avoided by these pets.
Cats or dogs
Chrysanthemums contain this natural compound used in insect repellents and insecticides
pyrethrins.
The year that Tulip Mania speculation let to a "crash" on the price of tulips.
1637
The name Dahlia originates from this 18th-century Swedish botanist.
Anders Dahl
The oldest living rose, 1,000 years old, survives in a cathedral in this city, once bombed during World War II.
St. Mary's Cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany
This is the shape of the flowering part of the plant.
Sphere
This colonel introduced the flower to American horticulture in 1798, on a trip back from England.
Colonel John Stevens