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Similarly one may ask, what does Semper Augustus mean?

The formula of semper augustus ("ever exalted") when translated into German in the late period of the Holy Roman Empire was not rendered literally, but as allzeit Mehrer des Reiches ("ever Increaser of the Realm"), from the transitive verbal meaning of augere "to augment, increase".

Additionally, did tulip mania actually happen? Tulip mania (Dutch: tulpenmanie) was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which contract prices for some bulbs of the recently introduced and fashionable tulip reached extraordinarily high levels and then dramatically collapsed in February 1637. It is generally considered the first recorded speculative bubble.

Subsequently, question is, what is the rarest tulip?

During the Netherlands' tulip bubble, the Semper Augustus was among the rarest and most valuable.

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• In the 20th century, the cause of the beautiful breaks was finally identified.
• Today, the Semper Augustus is long lost, but tulip lovers still grow broken tulips.

What is a broken tulip?

Broken tulips are the tragic beauties of the Tulipa flower genus. Afflicted by viral infections that alter pigments in the cells of their petals, the flowers bloom in patterns of flames and feathers. Broken tulips produce fewer bulbs that carry the virus from one generation to the next.