Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 10: Parrot
Year Registered: 1910
Spring Bloom Season: Mid-late
Special Classifications: Single-flowered
Historic
Awards: RHS - AGM - Award of Garden Merit

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 16 - 20 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pink/green
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Takes about 6 years from seed to flower.
Propagation: Other methods: Bulbs
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Sport of: Clara Butt
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Parrot Tulip
  • Tulip

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Location: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, UK. The tulip festival.
Date: 2023-04-23
Location: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, UK. The tulip festival.
Date: 2023-04-23
Location: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, UK. The tulip festival.
Date: 2023-04-23
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Date: 2012-05-15
Parrot tulip
Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: 2011-10-15
Tulip 'Fantasy' bulbs, with watch for scale

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