Semper Augustus

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Semper Augustus was a famously rare and extravagantly priced tulip variety that became an icon of the 17th-century Dutch tulip mania speculative bubble.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical economic symbol
ornamental plant
tulip cultivar
associatedWithEvent Tulip mania
associatedWithPlace Amsterdam
Holland
causeOfPattern tulip breaking virus
color red
white
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
cultivationPurpose ornamental gardening
status symbol
depictedIn Dutch Golden Age tulip illustrations
economicRole speculative asset
family Liliaceae
flowerPattern broken color pattern
flamed stripes
genus Tulipa
hasPlantPart bulb
historicalReputation most expensive tulip of tulip mania
rarest tulip of tulip mania
historicalStatus extinct cultivar
knownFor being an icon of tulip mania
extreme rarity
striped flower pattern
very high price
languageOfName Latin
marketRoleDuringTulipMania benchmark of high-end tulip prices
mentionedIn economic history literature
historical accounts of Dutch tulip mania
nameMeaning always august
ever majestic
nativeRegion Low Countries
surface form: Low Countries (cultivated)
notableFeature highly sought after by wealthy collectors
very limited number of bulbs available
plantType perennial
plantUse display in gardens
display in still-life paintings
symbolizes financial mania
market irrationality
speculative bubbles
timePeriod 17th century
tradeParticipants nobility
speculators
wealthy merchants
usedAsExampleIn behavioral finance case studies
discussions of asset price bubbles

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Tulip mania notableTulipVariety Semper Augustus
Viceroy relatedTo Semper Augustus