Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
-
Types
Switchgrass
Tulipa 'Parrot'
Number of Varieties
4501
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Fertile bottom land, Loamy soils, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
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
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm40.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
Light Yellow, Light Pink, Peach, Light Green, Dark Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Micropropagation, Offsets, Seedlings, Tissue culture
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Red blotch, Tulip Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Nasal irritation, Skin irritation, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Basketary, Used for fragrance, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PANICUM
TULIPA 'Apricot Parrot'
Common Name
Panicum
Apricot Parrot Tulip, Parrot Tulip
In Hindi
panikom
Parrot Tulip
In German
panikom
Papageientulpe
In French
panikom
Parrot Tulip
In Spanish
panikom
Parrot Tulip
In Greek
Panicum
παπαγάλος τουλίπα
In Portuguese
Panicum
Parrot Tulip
In Polish
Panicum
tulipany papuzie
In Latin
Panicum
Parrot tulip
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Ascomycota
Class
Liliopsida
Triumph
Order
Poales
-
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Panicum
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
450150
1
27800
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