Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 10: Parrot
Registrant: Valkering & Sons
Year Registered: 1943
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Spring Bloom Season: Mid-late
Special Classifications: Single-flowered
Historic

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 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 9 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
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
Parentage: Sport of: Albino

Image
Common names
  • Parrot Tulip
  • Tulip

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Location: Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands
Date: 2018-04-25

photo credit: Claire H.

Photo courtesy of Longfield gardens
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