Tulips - Parrot
Extrovert and distinctive, the tulips from the parrot group are guaranteed to stop viewers in their tracks. With their feathered and curled petals and often distinctive colouring, they seem to encapsulate everything that demonstrates the sheer range and diversity of tulip breeding.
Tulipa 'Amazing Parrot'
New in 2018
Flamed rose-red flowers with a hint of violet and with a feathered orange edge to the petals. Simply stunning!
Flowering in April/May at 14" (35cm).
Bulb size 12+ cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £9.50
Pack of 50 bulbs for £45.00
Tulipa 'Apricot Parrot'
Pale, pink-peach outer petals are flamed green, opening to rich apricot. Flowering in April - May at 20" (50cm) Bulb size 12+ cm
Pack of 10 for £9.50
Pack of 50 for £45.00
Tulipa 'Black Parrot' AGM
Wonderfully fanciful flower form & exotic colouring make for a highly desirable tulip, dating back to 1937. If you only grow one parrot tulip, this is ilkely to be the one. With its amazing colour combination of maroon-black and green, its sturdy stems and twisted flower form, it draws fleets of admirers. Flowering in late April - May at 18" (45cm) Bulb size 12+ cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £6.00
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Tulipa 'Blue Parrot'
Large, impressive flowers of lavender-mauve with waved and crested petals. Strikingly ornamental in borders. Becoming quite hard to source. The variety is a sport of 'Bleu Aimable' which is still, arguably, the bluest tulip available. Flowering in late April - May at 18" (45cm) Bulb size 11/12 cm
Pack of 10 for £9.50
Pack of 50 for £44.00
Tulipa 'Estella Rijnveld'
White, flamed red, with prettily feathered edges to the petals. Flowering in late April - May at 20" (50cm) Bulb size 12+ cm
Lower prices for 2024
Pack of 10 for £6.00
Pack of 50 for £28,50
Tulipa 'Flower Power'
Fairly recent introduction, with gently curved petals of a good, strong orange, with some green flaming. A less extravagant parrot form which , with its none too heavy flowerheads, stands up well in the border.
Flowering in April - May at 16" (40cm)
Bulb size 12+ cm Pack of 10 for £5.50
Pack of 50 for £23.00
Tulipa 'Green Wave'
An extravagant confection of pastel-mauve flamed green on a white base. Has been perennial with us for the past 3 years. Flowering in late April - May at 18" (45cm) Bulb size 12+ cm
Pack of 10 for £7.50
Pack of 50 for £34.00
Tulipa 'Parrot Negrita'
Take the rich colour of popular and reliable tulipa Negrita, add some extravagant feathering to the petals, and you have the new and exciting 'Parrot Negrita'.
Flowering in late April/early May at 18" (45cm)
Bulb size 12+ cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £6.00
Pack of 50 bulbs for £25.00
Tulipa 'Parrot Prince'
New for 2024
A new addition to the 'Prince' range of tulips, which are noted for their compact stature. 'Parrot Prince' sports the extravagantly ruffled petals typical of the parrot tribe, in a gloriously rich reddish-purple. At just 14-16" (35-40cm), the blooms are held up well on strong stems and are ideally suited to container planting or front of border/windy sites.
Size 12+ cm
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Tulipa 'Prinses Irene Parrot'
The parrot version of popular tulip 'Prinses Irene' really delivers, with robust flowers of vivid orange, flamed purple. A touch of green on the outer petals adds even more impact. Flowering in April at 14" (36cm).
Bulb size 12+ cm
Pack of 10 bulbs for £11.00
Pack of 50 bulbs for £48.00
SORRY, NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON
Tulipa 'Professor Röntgen'
Exciting combination of apricot, orange and green. The flowers are less feathered, but more waved, than those of 'Orange Favourite'. Flowering in April at 16" (40cm)
Bulb size 12+ cm Pack of 10 bulbs for £10.00
Pack of 50 bulbs for £47.00
Tulipa 'Super Parrot'
Large flowers of pure white wih some green flaming. With its colouring bringing to mind a cockatoo rather than a parrot, this medium-height tulip works well on its own or as a highlight to a pastel scheme. Its gently rolled petals also add interest to container plantings. Flowering in April - May at 16" (40cm) Bulb size 12+ cm Pack of 10 bulbs for £7.50
Pack of 50 bulbs for £25.00