| Division: | Div. 10: Parrot |
| Registrant: | C.Keur & Sons |
| Year Registered: | 1937 |
| Country of Origin: | the Netherlands |
| Spring Bloom Season: | Mid-late Late |
| Special Classifications: | Single-flowered Historic |
| Awards: | RHS - AGM - Award of Garden Merit KAVB - AM - Award of Merit |
| 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: | Purple Other: Very dark burgundy with almost black flames and edges |
| 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: | Offsets 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: Philippe de Comines |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
| chelle | On October 3, 2014 | Transplanted Ash tree bed - NW of tree. |
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