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It is said that the original parrot tulip was traded for property in Holland over 100 year ago.  A property that in today’s standards was worth several hundred thousand dollars!  Unfortunately, the plant died within a year, due to a virus which was cause of the unusual blooms.

Today we can enjoy these beautiful flowers for a great deal less, and, from the benefit of hybridization – not virus!

Sources include Small Hill Orchids, Spokane, WA.

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