Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western United States, Canada
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Types
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Tulipa 'Parrot'
Number of Varieties
51
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Fertile bottom land, Loamy soils, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm40.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm25.40 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Light Yellow, Light Pink, Peach, Light Green, Dark Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
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
Needle like
Lance shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Micropropagation, Offsets, Seedlings, Tissue culture
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
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
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Aphids, Red blotch, Tulip Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
Edible Fruit
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✔
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
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✘
Fragrant Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
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Foliage Texture
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Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
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Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Nasal irritation, Skin irritation, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Mass in beds, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Basketary, Used for fragrance, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
TULIPA 'Apricot Parrot'
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Apricot Parrot Tulip, Parrot Tulip
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
Parrot Tulip
In German
Whitebark Pine
Papageientulpe
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
Parrot Tulip
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
Parrot Tulip
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
παπαγάλος τουλίπα
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
Parrot Tulip
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
tulipany papuzie
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Parrot tulip
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Ascomycota
Class
Pinopsida
Triumph
Order
Pinales
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Family
Pinaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Pinus
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Clade
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Angiosperms
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
5150
1
27800
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