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Parrot Tulip 'Orange Favorite': Flaming Orange Fringed Petals

Overview

Tulipa 'Orange Favorite' is a parrot tulip with intensely orange, deeply fringed and twisted petals. Hybridized by Vooren in 1930, it brings a tropical flair to the late spring garden.

Taxonomy

Family:	Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Tulipa (TOO-li-pa)
Cultivar:	Orange Favorite
Hybridized by:	Vooren
Registered:	1930

Planting

Autumn planting, 6-8 inches deep. Full sun, well-drained soil. Protect from wind.

Bulbs: Satsuma Orange (Citrus reticulata var. satsuma); Siam Tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia): The Tropical Ginger with Tulip-Like Blooms; Satsuma Orange (Citrus reticulata var. satsuma): The Easy-Peel, Cold-Hardy Mandarin; Triumph Tulip 'Negrita' (Tulipa 'Negrita'): Deep Purple Mid-Season Beauty; Species Tulip (Tulipa turkestanica): Multi-Flowered Wild Tulip; Lady Tulip 'Lady Jane' (Tulipa clusiana); Parrot Tulip 'Rococo' (Tulipa); Triumph Tulip 'Calgary' (Tulipa); Parrot Tulip 'Estella Rijnveld': Flamboyant Red and White Fringed Petals; Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana): Elegant Red and White Species Tulip

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Fosteriana Tulip 'Sweetheart': Soft Yellow with White Base

Fringed Tulip 'Cummins': Elegant White with Pink Fringes

Triumph Tulip 'Shirley': Ivory-White Blooms with a Purple Edge

Plants

Orange Vols Daylily: A Team Spirit Cultivar from 1981

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Darwin Hybrid Tulip 'Apeldoorn': Classic Red Tulip for Perennializing

Species Tulip 'Lilac Wonder' (Tulipa bakeri): Lilac-Pink Blooms for Rock Gardens

Triumph Tulip 'Blueberry Ripple': Purple and White Flamed Petals

Viridiflora Tulip 'Spring Green': A Timeless Green-Feathered Beauty