Data specific to Tulips (Edit)
Division: Div. 10: Parrot
Registrant: H.G. Huyg
Year Registered: 12/31/1961
Country of Origin: the Netherlands
Spring Bloom Season: Late
Special Classifications: Single-flowered
Notes: AM-KAVB 1964, TGA-KAVB 1964, AM-RHS 1982, AGM-RHS 1993
Awards: RHS - AGM - Award of Garden Merit
KAVB - AM - Award of Merit
RHS - AM - Award of Merit
KAVB - TGA - Trial Garden Award

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
Plant Spread: 6 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Orange/pink/yellow/green
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
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
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Parrot Tulip
  • Tulip

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Location:  Tallinn Botanic Garden, Estonia 
Date: 2023-05-20
Location:  Tallinn Botanic Garden, Estonia 
Date: 2023-05-20
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-05-12
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Date: 2017-05-07
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-05-12

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