ColorNest
Tulips are native to Central Asia and were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where they became so popular in the Netherlands that a frenzy called Tulip Mania briefly made single bulbs worth more than a house. Today the Netherlands grows about 3 billion tulip bulbs per year. Tulips bloom in spring and each bulb can produce flowers for several years. Unlike most flowers, tulips continue to grow after being cut — a vase of tulips can grow an inch or more over a few days.
Coloring ideas: make each row of tulips a different color — bright red in one row, sunny yellow in the next, then purple, then pink — for a Dutch-garden look. Color the path in warm sandy beige or grey cobblestones, the wooden fence in light brown, and the trees in varied greens and light yellow-green for a spring feeling.
For a fun activity, pick a repeating color pattern — like red, yellow, purple — and use it across every row of tulips to practice color sequences. Younger colorists can color one tulip at a time in any color they like for a cheerful wildflower effect.
