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Sign up freeTulipa "Blue Parrot"
Violet-mauve Parrot tulip with ruffled petals. From 1935. Closest to true blue in tulips. Late spring flowering.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaFair and AniseFair nearby.
Tulipa "Sapporo"
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A fellow Liliaceae — similar growing habits to Blue Parrot
Blue Parrot is usually grown from bulbs rather than seed. Plant bulbs pointed-end up at roughly two to three times their own depth.
Water: Low · Height: 55 cm · Soil: Well-draining — bulbs rot in wet soil
