The exotic Amazing Parrot tulip has a great shot at becoming the star of your garden. The tasselled petals and beautiful stripes position this variety quite high in the beauty pageant of the summer flowers. This somehow extravagant, late tulip constitutes a valued garden ornament and - after cutting and putting it into a vase - a home decoration too. The presented variety develops huge glossy apricot-pink flowers with golden-orange tips. The inside of the flower takes on warm colouring with a small yellow-green spot shaped like a blurred star in the middle. The flowers framed with the broad greyish green leaves have this true fairy-tale flair.

Tulips belong to the most popular and universal bulbous flowering plants. A splendid colourful tulip will fit into almost every part of the garden. You can plant tulips in single plant groupings, mix them with other bulbous flowers, as well as annual and biennial plants. Tulips look great on the background of shrubs and lawns. They also constitute an unusual decoration and visual delight when planted in containers. They are often used for covering larger areas and borders. You would have trouble finding other plants that fit both the natural and formal designs. And do not forget about the tulips as cut flowers. You won't find a better companion during the waiting for spring than a bouquet of colourful tulips.

Tulip bulbs should be planted in autumn, preferably in September and October. Allow the double bulb height, usually 10 to 12 cm below the surface to plant tulip bulbs. The optimal site would be sunny with moderately heavy, fertile and moist soil.  A permeable soil with a reaction between 6.6 and 7.5 pH are also considered good for tulips. The bulbs need to be watered during the rainless periods in the intensive development stage. We recommend to dig out tulip bulbs every year. The bulbs should be excavated, dried, cleaned and stored in a warm and dry place after the leaves have dried off (about 6 to 8 weeks after the flowers have wilted). Removing the ovaries that are left after the flowering is also recommended.

One package contains 50 bulbs of the' Amazing Parrot' tulip, sized 12/14 cm. The basic plant facts and growing instructions are printed on the package label.

• Variety: Amazing Parrot
• Use: ornamental - garden, cut flower
• Flower colour: apricot with golden tips and green speckles
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Site: sunny; moderately heavy, fertile, moist soil
• Bulb size (circumference):: 12/14 cm
• Bulbs: 50
• Planting period: September - October
• Planting depth (cm): 10 to 12 cm