Parrot Tulip

Tulipa gesneriana

Family: Liliaceae

Floralwarmsweet

SeasonSpring

OriginCentral Asia

IntensityFaint

LifespanPerennial

About This Flower

Floral · Spring bloomer

Parrot tulips are the flamboyant baroque masterpiece of the tulip family, their ruffled, feathered petals in painterly combinations of crimson, green, and gold exhaling a warm musky sweetness.

Symbolism & Meaning

luxury, extravagance

In the Victorian language of flowers, parrot tulip means “Extravagant beauty”.

Habitat & Environment

Central Asia

Parrot Tulip is native to Central Asia.

Quick Reference

Scientific NameTulipa gesneriana
FamilyLiliaceae
Native ToCentral Asia
Bloom SeasonSpring
LifespanPerennial

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