Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 10: Parrot
Registrant: K.C.Vooren
Year Registered: 1930
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Spring Bloom Season: 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 - 20 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Green
Orange
Other: Orange with green blotches
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
Parentage: Sport of: Orange King

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Common names
  • Tulip
  • Parrot Tulip
Also sold as:
  • Orange Favorite

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Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-05-07
Fragrant, late blooming tulip
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-05-07
Fragrant and perennial.  Even multiplies.
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2011-05-06 
Fragrant tulip!  Perennial and has multiplied for me in z5b.
Location: southeast Nebraska
Date: 2019-04-30
Wonderfully fragant tulip.
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-05-06
Fragrant perennial tulip. Has multiplied for me.
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-06 
Fragrant tulip!  Perennial and has multiplied for me in z5b.

Date: 2015-05-22

Date: 2015-05-22

Date: 2015-05-22
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: 2012-05-02 
Stunningly fragrant, beautiful and long lasting!
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