Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001454
11/12/99
Tigridia pavonia--Tiger Flower
Height: 18 in Spacing: 6 in
Type: tender bulb
Flowers: Orange, purple, yellow (Vis. 1).
Comments: Tiger Flower prefers a sunny site and fertile,
well-drained, light soil. The corms are planted three
inches deep in April. Use staggered planting times to get
a succession of bloom. Each bloom lasts only one day.
The corms are dug in the fall when the foliage matures.
Pack them in dry sand or peat. The leaves are removed in
the spring at planting time.
Propagation: Propagation is by bulblets produced by large
corms. These can be separated when corms are dug. They
take 3 to 4 years to reach blooming size.
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