Dutch tulips 52°16’34.9”N, 4°33’25.5”E. Each year, the tulip fields in Lisse, Netherlands, begin to bloom in March and peak by late April. The Dutch produce a total of 4.32bn tulip bulbs each year, more than half of which (2.3bn) grow into cut flowers. Of these, 1.3bn (57%) are sold in the Netherlands and the remainder are exported – 630m bulbs to Europe and 370m elsewhere. (Photo by Daily Overview/DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Company)
