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Key characteristics

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

Bulbs

Tulipa 'Cabanna'

Cabanna Parrot Tulip

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.

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late spring

Find this plant

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.