Tulip 'Rasta Parrot'
Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in August/September
Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in September/October
Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Tulip 'Rasta Parrot' is curious and exotic, and provides an explosion of colour and interest. It has intriguing, twisted, curling petals, of irregular shape and in unusual patterns. They are streaked with a variety of colours—just like the plumage of a parrot on steroids! The large, showy blooms are in a blend of warm red, orange and bright yellow, with hints of purple and shades of green: it is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face every spring. It’s perfect for creating a dramatic display in beds, borders and patio containers, especially when grown en masse in large swathes. The stems together do not need anything else around them to steal the show!
The exciting Tulip 'Rasta Parrot' makes an excellent cut flower—and is often grown purely for this purpose. It will certainly attract attention in a vase indoors.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Perfect for pots
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Tulipa 'Rasta Parrot'
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Tulip group
Parrot (10)
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Flower colour
Purple, red, orange
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Bulb size
11/12
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Established height
30-50cm
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
60 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Short-lived perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
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Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Borders
Cottage gardens
Coastal gardens
Cut flower gardens
Gravel gardens
Large containers
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Loam-based compost
Multipurpose compost
Sandy
Stony -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Plant your Tulip 'Rasta Parrot' bulbs from mid to late autumn
Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade
Plant your bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high
Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart
Place the Tulip 'Rasta Parrot' bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards
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Orders placed before 1 September 2024
You can expect your order in September 2024Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2024
You can expect your order in October 2024Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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