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tigridia pavonia
Tigridia pavonia is the best-known species from the genus Tigridia. It is included in the Iridaceae family. This famous ornamental plant comes from Mexico. It's very popular among the lovers of interesting flowers. The blooms open early in the morning and are already closed around 5 P.M. when dusk begins to fall. Every day a different bloom is opened. The plants that are grown from seeds bloom in the first year after they are sowed (Wikipedia).
UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Berkeley, CA.
Spotted this beautiful flower at the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Berkeley, CA.
Spotted on Sep 18, 2011
Submitted on Nov 11, 2011
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