Red Tulips and the psychology of red colour

Colour is a meaningful constant for sighted people and it is a powerful psychological tool. By using colour psychology, one can send a positive or negative message, encourage sales, calm a crowd, or make an athlete pump iron hard.
Red has more personal associations than any other colour. Recognized as a stimulant red is inherently exciting and the amount of red is directly related to the level of energy perceived. Red draws attention towards itself.
Love, above all else, is the symbolic meaning of red flowers. The deeper the red, the deeper are the meaning. Dark reds show a charitable love while brighter reds reveal devoted passion. Whether this is love born of beauty, fire, or courage, red is the colour to have.
If you want to draw attention, use red. It is often where the eye looks first. Red is the colour of energy. The colour is also associated with movement and excitement. People surrounded by red find their heart beat faster then usual. Wearing red clothes will make you appear a bit heavier and certainly more noticeable: Some studies show red cars get more tickets but that maybe because the red car owners drive faster or the ticket giver notices the movement of the red car more prominently.