Tulips were more expensive than Gold

The second interesting fact is that in Holland, in the past, Tulips were more expensive than gold. The tulip has two or three thick blue green leaves that are grouped at the plant's base. The three petals and three sepals of the generally solitary bell-shaped blooms The three-lobed ovary is ended with a sessile three-lobed stigma, and there are six free stamens. The fruit is a capsule containing many seeds. Tulip bulbs were more valuable than gold several centuries ago in Holland. This extremely valuable flower was thought to represent life, love, and immortality. Broken tulip bulbs with a striped, multi-colored design were extremely costly. In the 1630s, there was a tulip craze in certain regions of Western Europe, and this frenzy was dubbed "Tulip mania." Tulips became so valuable during this period that they were used as money.

Although it may seem unbelievable, the most costly flower, the "Semper Augustis" tulip, used to cost 10,000 guilders. This cost the same as purchasing the best property on Amsterdam's most exciting, expensive, and stylish canal.