When Fortunes Blossomed
Apr 01, 2019
3 minutes
by Nick D’Alto
Can flowers be money? In the Netherlands during the 1630s, tulip bulbs actually became an unlikely form of currency. Today, this historic episode is remembered as “tulip mania.”
Budding Wealth
It all began innocently enough. In the 1600s, the Netherlands was Europe’s richest nation. With their new wealth, some citizens could afford luxury items, including expensive flowers. Tulips were the most prized flowers of all. Soon, trading networks arose for buying and selling these flowers. Most
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