Flower at the heart of a 1637 financial crisis (5)

I believe the answer is:

tulip

(Other definitions for tulip that I've seen before include "Dutch export" , "cause of mania once" , "Perennial bulb" , "Flowering bulb (from Amsterdam?)" , "Spring-blooming plant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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