Tigridia pavonia

Maybe I was too quick the other day to say that I’ve never had more than one flower open together - well not only do I have three this morning but they are each a different colour! If only I had a white one to complete the set 😆 liking full sun and lots of heat ☀️ #tigridia #tigridia-pavonia #tigridiapavonia #mexicanshellflower #sunshine

Gorgeous!

They are beautiful! 💛

Very tropical 🏝

Omg these are beautiful 😍💛🧡💗💚💜

Yay. Glad you grew them again. Love these. 🤩

I had 4 today after only having one at a time previously too. How odd 😊

Really beautiful Richard you must be well pleased 🤗

You’re forever teaching us. Never heard of this one. Can you come on 17th for Lilly’s ‘event’? 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻😘😘😘

Thanks everyone! Already labelled them up, hoping to one day have a pot of each colour so will try some bulb propagation on them. @MyrtusGuy82 @cyndi @rhododendronmad @linfoster @ulrikagustafsson @debs69 @QT @philstalder @joolza @gjones @godfreye @clipperty

Soz Claudia, won’t be there on 17th but hope it’s a great day. They are doing a wonderful thing 🤗 x @clipperty

Boo hoo 😘😘😘

Caught it just before it started to fade! #tigridia #tigridia-pavonia #mexicanshellflower #tigridiapavonia

Wow that's beautiful, never seen one before.

Love these. I had some last year. Too bad it only last a day. 👍

So gorgeous!!💘😍

It’s so pretty 😍

Thanks Lewis! Second year growing them and quite taken with them. They are odd though as despite the number of bulbs I bought they never seem to flower together 😂 i get one flower, and then it’s about a week later another one flowers! @lewish

I know Phil, you really have to be quick to catch them! I tried to separate mine last year into there individual colours as it was a mixed pack. Definitely have red and yellow labelled up now, but haven’t seen any pink or white yet @philstalder

Thank you Shelley 🤗🙏🏼 @ShelleySnyder

Thanks Sarah 😄 @sieveheadsarah

My pleasure Rich! 💘😍

I’ve always seen them in the bulb section in the GC but never previously been interested in them. Last year I thought well why not try it, glad I did! @gjones

Hey, stunning shot in time 👌📸👌👀👌 Rich

11/09/19 - ooo a yellow one, last three to open had been red! Might label this one up and separate it off later in the year 😍💛 #tigridia #tigridia-pavonia #tigridiapavonia #mexicanshellflower #yellow

So tropical looking 😍

It’s lovely and weird at the same time....😘

I think it’s stunning 💛♥️💛

Is it #hardy @richard.spicer.7906

Love these. Haven't got a red though, mine are either yellow or pink

Beautiful Richard. How tall does it get ? 💛💛

Thanks Pearl 😊, they need a bit of staking but mine are probably about 60-70cm tall. They look like gladioli leaves, if that’s a good comparison perhaps 🤔👍🏼 @fuschia

Thanks Cyndi 😊🙏🏼 @cyndi

I think I can spare a red one for you Julie 👍🏼 - I’ve labelled each stem so when the foliage dies back I’ll lift them for you. Might buy another pack next year, was hoping for a white one (I think they come in white too don’t they?) - also letting them go to seed as thought I’d give that a go @vec

Thanks Katy, quite something - Shame they only last a day, but worth growing them if you catch them open 😊 @gjones

Not fully sure as it’s my first year growing them, but if I recall I think they would probably dislike the winter U.K. wet. I’ll probably keep them in the polytunnel over winter as a precaution 👍🏼 @edelweiss001

04/08/19 - last past tonight, so sorry for spamming your feeds this evening, I just have a lot of missing plants I’d like to add. I’ll leave you with this glorious looking #tigridia flower, in red! I’ve marked the stem and maybe I’ll transplant this to a separate pot. Hopefully I’ll have a few more buds soon. Good night everyone 👋🏼😴 #tigridia-pavonia #tigridiapavonia #mexicanshellflower

Aw thank you Cyndia, and that is certainly true. I think I worry too much 🙈 Lol! @cyndi

I agree with Cyndi, Rich. Your posts are always informative and they make very interesting reading. I love hearing about your plants and your progress with them. Keep up the good work 😘

All the ⬆️ this one is beautiful to. Goodnight 😴

Ditto⬆️

Very pretty blooms 😘

20/05/2019 - cataloguing - finally remembered to buy some of these in April, potted up 30th April #tigridia #tigridia-pavonia #tigridiapavonia #mexicanshellflower