Northwest Blooms · Bulbs
Tulipa 'Cabanna'
Cabanna Parrot Tulip
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Height
- 16 to 20 in
- Width
- 4 to 6 in
- Flower color
- Creamy white with blush pink accents and hints of green along the outer petal edges
- Foliage color
- Medium green, strap-shaped leaves
- Bloom time
- Late spring
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low, remove spent flowers to prevent seed formation, allow foliage to yellow naturally before removal
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 3 to 8
- Wildlife
- Occasional visits from bees
About this plant
Tulipa 'Cabanna' is a parrot tulip grown for oversized, heavily ruffled blooms that open creamy white with soft pink flushes and green lacing. The petals have a feathery, sculpted look, so each flower reads almost like a rosette as it unfurls. Foliage is typical tulip blue-green and upright.
Blooming in late spring, flowers are carried on sturdy stems suited to borders and cutting gardens, with color that shifts as the bloom expands and the edges curl and twist. 'Cabanna' is offered by specialty bulb growers as a scarce parrot selection, valued for its refined palette and ornate form. It holds its shape well in a vase for indoor arrangements.
Works well in
Borders · Sun Gardens · Woodland Gardens · Containers · Cut Flower Gardens
Companion plants
Coreopsis · Bearded irises · Bee balm · Forget-me-nots · Russian sage · Sedums
Design tip
The early flowers arrive when the garden is still waking up, so give it a spot you pass often in spring. Plant in generous groups rather than single spots, and set them among perennials whose new growth covers the fading foliage.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen at Roozengaarde.
