Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Egypt
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Types
Lactuca sativa
Tulipa 'Parrot'
Number of Varieties
101
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Fertile bottom land, Loamy soils, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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8-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm40.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Light Yellow, Light Pink, Peach, Light Green, Dark Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Neutral
Soil Drainage
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Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Micropropagation, Offsets, Seedlings, Tissue culture
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do not water from above
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Aphids, Red blotch, Tulip Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Nasal irritation, Skin irritation, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Basketary, Used for fragrance, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Lactuca sativa
TULIPA 'Apricot Parrot'
Common Name
Lettuce
Apricot Parrot Tulip, Parrot Tulip
In Hindi
सलाद
Parrot Tulip
In German
Salat
Papageientulpe
In French
Salade
Parrot Tulip
In Spanish
Lechuga
Parrot Tulip
In Greek
Μαρούλι
παπαγάλος τουλίπα
In Portuguese
Alface
Parrot Tulip
In Polish
Sałata
tulipany papuzie
In Latin
lactuca
Parrot tulip
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Ascomycota
Class
Magnoliopsida
Triumph
Order
Asterales
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Family
Asteraceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Lactuca
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Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Cichorieae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
100150
1
27800
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