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By Nigar Orujova

The world's largest flower garden in Keukenhof is set to grow flowers named after some Azerbaijani poets, writers, and historical cities.

The decision was made after the Dutch Friends of Azerbaijan society (DufoA) put forth the idea of growing the new species of chrysanthemum named Azeri in honor of the Azerbaijani people.

DufoA presented this gift to Azerbaijani people during the Flower holiday in Baku in May 2013.

Keukenhof, near Lisse in the Netherlands, is the world's most beautiful spring garden and the most visited park, and is home to over 7 million tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths.

This was the first time in the history of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that a certificate was issued to name flowers after a nation, rather than certain individuals.

Chrysanthemum has been picked up because it is very similar in nature to the spirit of the Azerbaijani people and symbolizes wisdom, longevity, and health.

Dark red Alstroemeria has been grown in honor of Karabakh as a symbol of viability, and the white flower in honor of Shusha as a symbol of mourning. The dark red flower gives the impression of blood and fire, and the white flower neutralizes other colors, and expresses mourning and sorrow.

The society has put forward an idea to name the new flower species grown in the Netherlands in honor of Khojaly, one of the occupied regions of Azerbaijan.

Among the previous projects of the society is a new sort of tulip, named in honor of Heydar Aliyev in 2009, and another new sort of tulip named in honor of Azerbaijani First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva in 2011.