The Parrot Tulips produce large flowers with heavily fringed and scalloped petals, blooming mid to late season. The blooms start off almost completely green and change to their color as they open. Because of the large flowers they need a protected area.
Plant Type
All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc.
Hardiness Zone
3-8
Flowers
The large flowers have heavily fringed and scalloped foliage, starting out green and opening to their color. Flowers maybe a single or multiple colored. Fully opened the flowers are almost horizontal. Having large flowers and mid to late season bloomers may subject the flower to damage from winds and heavy rains.
Leaves
The green foliage is rich and vigorus.
Dimensions
14"-20" tall, space 3-4 bulbs per square foot.
Cultivar Origin
Most of the Parrot Tulips originated from mutations of Single Late and Triumph Tulips.