Behind every tulip color there is a message for the recipient. So that the meaning of colors in tulip language doesn't remain a closed book, we have put together the most common interpretations for you here.
What meanings do tulip colors have?
Tulip colors have different meanings: red symbolizes deep love, yellow stands for affection, orange for fascinating charisma, pink for delicate love bonds, white for pure love and black for passionate passion. Purple tulips represent loy alty.
Tulip language in colors – attempt at an interpretation
In contrast to roses, tulips are rather ambiguous in the language of flowers. Giving flowers can be an expression of passionate love as well as a deep disappointment. Only the combination with these colors brings light into the darkness:
- Red: Deep, everlasting love
- Yellow: Loving affection and sympathy
- Orange: bow to fascinating charisma
- Pink: Reference to first, tender bonds of love
- White: Pure, never-ending love
- Black: Impetuous, hot-blooded passion
Although breeders have not yet succeeded in producing a truly blue tulip, various violet and lilac varieties are at least heading in this direction. To show unwavering loy alty, this tulip color is the right choice.
Arrange tulip colors stylishly in the bed - here's how it works
Planted in the bed, tulip colors leave the communication level of passionate emotions in the bouquet. Within creative garden design, the choice of colors conveys how the gardener ticks stylistically. A colorful arrangement is easy to create, but quickly turns into a cheap direction. You can avoid this disadvantage if you opt for tone-on-tone combinations. Get inspired by the following suggestions:
- Two-color harmony: red and pink, orange and yellow, white and cream
- Contrasts: white and black, yellow and purple, violet and orange, red and green
- Colors in a triad: blue-red-yellow, white-red-yellow, salmon-cream-light yellow
In the bed, tulip colors go hand in hand with associations that affect the overall picture. Where predominantly red tulips thrive, dynamism dominates, with a tendency towards restlessness. In contrast, yellow flowers create a friendly, relaxed look. With pastel tones such as pink, light yellow or cream, romance enters the flowerbed. Monochrome tulip borders only look impressive in large areas. A small, plain-colored bed is seen as a sign of a lack of ideas.
Tip
A tulip bouquet loses its expressiveness within a few days if the flowers are not placed correctly in the vase. If you cut each stem end 0.5 cm diagonally, the bright tulip colors will remain in all their glory for up to 10 days.
