GeoByte1:Perennial flowering plants that grow from bulbs, such as tulips, are called geophytes.
GeoByte2:The tulip is recognized worldwide as a symbol of the Netherlands, but it is also the national flower of Turkey.
GeoByte3:The Netherlands is famous for its beautiful fields of tulips.
GeoByte4:The tulip's name comes from the Turkish word ^t├╝lbent^, meaning "turban."
GeoByte5:This tulip looks like it has six petals because its sepals, which make up the outermost part of the flower, are colored like petals.
GeoByte6:Stinking Benjamin, or purple trillium, is another member of the lily family. It attracts its most important pollinators, carrion flies, with a foul odor.