Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Biennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
-
Canary Islands
Types
Tulipa 'Parrot'
Echium pininana
Number of Varieties
110
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40000
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Habitat
Fertile bottom land, Loamy soils, Well Drained
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.60 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Pink, Peach, Light Green, Dark Salmon
Light Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Micropropagation, Offsets, Seedlings, Tissue culture
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do not water from above
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Aphids, Red blotch, Tulip Viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Nasal irritation, Skin irritation, Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Basketary, Used for fragrance, Used for Landscaping
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TULIPA 'Apricot Parrot'
ECHIUM pininana
Common Name
Apricot Parrot Tulip, Parrot Tulip
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
In Hindi
Parrot Tulip
Tree Echium
In German
Papageientulpe
Baum Aciam
In French
Parrot Tulip
Arbre ACIAM
In Spanish
Parrot Tulip
árbol Aciam
In Greek
παπαγάλος τουλίπα
δέντρο Aciam
In Portuguese
Parrot Tulip
árvore Aciam
In Polish
tulipany papuzie
drzewo Aciam
In Latin
Parrot tulip
lignum Aciam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Ascomycota
Magnoliophyta
Class
Triumph
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Lamiales
Family
Liliaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
-
Echium
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
15060
1
27800
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