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parrot tulip

noun

  1. a variety of the cultivated tulip Tulipa gesnerana, having variously colored, often double flowers with fringed petals.


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of parrot tulip1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Other notable sales included the JAR “Parrot Tulip†bangle bracelet that realized more than $3.5 million, nearly double its high estimate and the second highest price for a creation by JAR; and an Art Deco natural pearl and diamond necklace from the private collection of the Baroness Edouard de Rothschild that sold nearly $5.2 million.

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It can depict the striped irregular petals of a parrot tulip or the blushing tones of pansies.

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In “Addicted to Her Privilege,†the magma-bright colors of a parrot tulip surge upward in viscous yellows and reds.

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Soft dining chairs surround carefully appointed tables, each one brightened by a seasonal flower, perhaps a parrot tulip or a daffodil.

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