Tigridia / taɪˈɡrɪdiə /, [2] is a genus of bulbous or cormous flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. With common names including peacock flowers, [3] tiger-flowers or shell flowers, they have large showy flowers; and one species, Tigridia pavonia, is often cultivated for this.

2024年3月19日 · Tigridia is a genus of about 30 species mainly from Mexico and Guatemala in the Iridaceae family. They produce a succession of short lived flowers which are usually in bright colours. The rootstock is a tunicated bulb, found from 3 to 15 cm deep in the wild. Bulbs are never found to offset in the wild. Leaves are pleated in a broad fan.

2021年3月5日 · Growing tiger flower provides brightly colored, though short-lived, blooms in the summer garden. Also known as Mexican shell flowers, the species is botanically named Tigridia pavonia, as the center of the flower resembles a tiger's coat.

Tigridia is a genus of about 30 species mainly from Mexico and Guatemala. They produce a succession of short lived flowers which are usually in bright colours. The rootstock is a tunicated bulb, found from 3 to 15 cm deep in the wild. Bulbs are never found to offset in the wild.

tiger-flower, (genus Tigridia), genus of about 35 species of flowering plants of the iris family native from Mexico to Chile. One tiger-flower, also known as Mexican shell flower (Tigridia pavonia), is cultivated for its attractive flowers and was once prized by …

2019年9月29日 · Tigridia is a genus of about 30 species mainly from Mexico and Guatemala but extends south to Chile. They produce a succession of short lived flowers which are usually in bright colours. The rootstock is a tunicated bulb, found from 3 to 15 cm deep in the wild. Leaves are pleated in a broad fan.

Tigridia pavonia is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. Common names include jockey's cap lily, [3] Mexican shellflower, [4] peacock flower, [4] tiger iris, [5] and tiger flower. [4] This summer-flowering bulbous herbaceous perennial is widespread across much of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. It is ...

Tigridieae (Iridaceae) is a monophyletic and New World tribe of about 23 genera and 202 species (Goldblatt et al. 2008; Chauveau et al. 2012). The plants range from Missouri in the USA, through Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean islands, to Argentina (Munguía-Lino 2016).

Tigridia is a genus of about 35 species of bulbous plants in the family Iridaceae, native to subtropical and tropical America. These eye-catching plants have interesting and unusual shape. They produce attractive sword-like leaves and large, showy, three …

Tigridia is a genus of herbaceous bulbous perennials of the iris family Iridaceae comprising about 55 species (Some sources modestly speak about only 35 or just over 20). Tigridia is native to Central America (Mexico, Guatemala) and South America (Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia).