Over the course of the poem, the tulips the speaker has received take on a wide range of associations and connotations. They're a get-well gift (the speaker's just gone through surgery), so they're supposed to symbolize health and recovery, as well as love from the person who sent ...
Purple tulips symbolize that somebody is your everything – your qweeeeen. Purple has long been a color associated with royalty, so by giving your love some purple tulips you’re saying that, to you, they are royalty. Tulips are edible. Well, the petals can be readily eaten and the bulb...