 Afghanistan |
| The invitation to Afghanistan relates to the country’s historic links to the possible point of origin of tulips. |
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 Australia |
| There is an annual Tulip Floriade in Canberra with a public park planted out in tulip mosaics. www.floriadeaustralia.com |
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 Canada |
| The Canadian Tulip Festival (Ottawa) will be represented by the Summit President, Michel Gauthier and the Summit “Artist in Residence” Monique Martin. www.tulipfestival.ca |
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 Chile |
| Tulips are grown in Chile and the bulbs exported to Holland. |
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 Netherlands |
| The Keukenhof is the world’s largest bulb garden attraction. www.keukenhof.nl |
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 Japan |
| Tonami is the tulip growing area in Japan which also has a Tulip Garden and Tulip Exhibition. |
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 Turkey |
| Tulips were transported into Europe from Turkey over 400 years ago and Istanbul holds an annual Tulip Festival. |
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 UK |
| The Spalding Tulip Parade will be celebrating its 50th birthday. |
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 USA |
| The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is an important event in this tulip growing area near Seattle. www.tulipfestival.org |
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France