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Tigridia pavonia
orange and yellow flower with orange darker spots.
Valley of Mexico. Xerophytic shrubland.
It is called "flor del jaguar" in native nahuatl language "oceloxochitl". The plant is perennial, the flower is efimerous.
Spotted on Aug 13, 2012
Submitted on Aug 13, 2012
8 Comments
gracias BioEu! :D besito!
Thank u Brian!! Yes dandoucette, its kind of exciting when you see seeds germinating!!
very beautiful and interesting flower - thanks for sharing
Yeah, probably easier from bulbs but it's always fun to see something grow from a small seed.
thanks dandoucette! i found it today in a walk, ill go in some time to collect some seeds (i think in the dry season they will be ready). I have never tried to cultivate them neither from seed or from bulb, i suppose its easier from bulbs....
Cool, we can grow these as summer bulbs in my climate. In english they are known as Tiger flower, similar to the jaguar flower as in your notes.
Thank u Alice!
Wow! Beautiful!