Dancing tulip named for top Dutch DJ

Crowds gathered in Amsterdam's Museumplein Square today to celebrate National Tulip Day where not only could they pick free tulips but see world renowned DJ Hardwell christen his own tulip.

The new tulip was personally selected by Hardwell and offered to him by Tulip Promotion Netherlands. Tulipa ‘Hardwell’ has a red flower with a bright yellow edge and strong stem with vibrant green leaves. What makes it even more special is its conspicuously fringed petals.

Positive energy

Talking about being honoured with his own tulip, Hardwell said: "I'm proud of my Dutch heritage, and so I'm truly honoured to have a tulip named after me; the flower is, of course, an icon of the Netherlands, but also a symbol of happiness, love, good luck and the power of nature's rhythm. So, I'm thrilled to be a part of connecting the positive vibrancy of the dance floor to the joyful energy of a tulip for this year's 'Let's Dance!' theme on National Tulip Day. I hope this new 'Hardwell' tulip will be a positive reminder of the music that unites us and those dancefloor moments we live for."

Dancing tulips

TPN chairman Arjan Smit: “This year National Tulip Day’s theme was ‘Let’s Dance!’. To us, it represented a great occasion to honour Hardwell with his own tulip. He is one of the world’s most popular DJs and his shows are, just like tulips, really energetic. Tulips are even known to ‘dance’ slightly in their vases as they keep growing and every flower turns to face the direction it wants”.

This strong cut tulip was cultivated by Vertuco from Oude Niedorp who started the breeding process way back in 1985.  It was created by crossing Tulipa ‘Pacific Pearl’ and Tulipa ‘Kensington’. 

Foto credit: TPN/VidiPhoto