Plant tulip bulbs from October to mid-December, once the weather has cooled. Until then, store them somewhere cool, dry and safely away from mice and squirrels.
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Tulip
'Rasta Parrot'
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.
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Choose full sun or partial shade. Improve heavy soil with organic matter and horticultural grit. For containers, use peat-free multipurpose compost with good drainage.
Plant bulbs pointed side upwards, 15–20cm deep and around 10cm apart. You can leave a little more space between them in borders.
Water once after planting to settle the soil. Border-grown tulips rarely need further watering, but containers should be kept lightly moist and never waterlogged.
Remove faded flowers, then allow the foliage to yellow and die back naturally. This helps the bulbs store energy for the following year.
- Botanical name
- Tulipa 'Rasta Parrot'
- Tulip group
- Parrot (10)
- Flower colour
- Purple, red, orange
- Bulb size
- 11/12
- Established height
- 30-50cm
- Established spread
- 10-20cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant spacing
- 60 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- No
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Loam-based compost
Multipurpose compost
Sandy
Stony - Suitable for
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Borders
Cottage gardens
Coastal gardens
Cut flower gardens
Gravel gardens
Large containers
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Toxicity
-
Skin/eyes irritant
Harmful if eaten - Years to establish
- 1st year
Good for cutting
Perfect for pots
Fully hardy
Packed in paper
Low maintenance
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