Scientific Name: Tigridia pavonia
Common Name: tiger flower, peacock flower
Family Name: Iridaceae
Origin: Mexico
Hardiness Zone: Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Vase
Texture: Coarse
Landscape Uses: Bedding plant, Container planting
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Basal, Heavily veined, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Lanceolate, Entire
Flowers: Flowers solitary, White, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red, Sep
Fruit: Capsule, Brown, Oct
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate up flowering stem, partially folded lengthwise along major veins; flower petals much smaller than the similar colored sepals, throat spotted pink, up to 12cm wide.