Tulip mania (Dutch: tulpenmanie) was a period during the Dutch Golden Age when contract prices for some bulbs of the recently introduced and fashionable tulip reached extraordinarily high …

Mar 16, 2020 · The speculative frenzy over tulips in 17th century Holland spawned outrageous prices for exotic flower bulbs. But accounts of the subsequent crash may be more fiction than …

Jun 25, 2024 · What Was the Dutch Tulip Bulb Market Bubble? The Dutch tulip bulb market bubble was one of the most famous market bubbles and crashes of all time. Also known as …

Jan 22, 2025 · The Dutch Tulip Bubble (“Tulip Mania”) was a speculative frenzy in 17th-century Holland over the sale of tulip bulbs. Tulips were introduced into Europe from Turkey shortly …

May 3, 2016 · As people heard stories of acquaintances making unheard-of profits simply by buying and selling tulip bulbs, they decided to get in on the act – and prices skyrocketed.

Jan 21, 2025 · Tulip Mania (Tulipomania) occurred in Holland during the Dutch Golden Age and has long been considered the first recorded speculative or asset bubble. When the tulip was …

Jan 13, 2025 · The fascinating story of Dutch Tulip Mania. Learn about the world's first market bubble and how tulips became more valuable than houses in 17th century Holland. Skip to …

May 26, 2024 · At the height of the bubble, contracts for single tulip bulbs sold for more than 10 times the annual income of a skilled artisan before collapsing dramatically in February 1637. …

Mar 4, 2020 · Seeking a zesty accompaniment to his fish, the sailor had unwittingly pilfered not an onion, but a rare Semper Augustus tulip bulb. And in early 1637, tulip bulbs were reaching …

Modern science has now attributed this phenomenon to a virus (the Tulip Breaking Virus), but the streaked flowers quickly became a preoccupation for "gentlemen botanists" and aristocrats in …