The Dutch Embassy in the U.S. is putting out over 150,000 tulips on the National Mall next month for people to take.
It’s part of Tulip Day on March 15, reaching the District of Columbia for the first time, Dutch Embassy officials said on social media.
The event will run from 11:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. that day, with attendees allowed to take 10 tulips among the orange, pink, red, white and yellow varieties, according to Washingtonian.
The bulbs are sourced from the Netherlands, but are being grown in Virginia and New Jersey.
To put on the event, the Dutch Embassy is partnering with the trade association Royal Anthos, which represents flower growers in Holland. Royal Anthos CEO Mark-Jan Terwindt told Washingtonian that “we are trying to symbolize the tulip fields we know so well at home.”
The National Mall’s Tulip Day will also feature a display centered on 250, signifying America’s upcoming 250th birthday, according to Secret D.C.
Tulip Day is free, but people hoping to attend will need to get a reservation ahead of time, according to Secret D.C. The reservation portal has not yet gone up on the event’s website.
The event will bloom in San Francisco on March 21.
• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.
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