Tigridia Species, Mexican Shell Flower, Peacock Flower, Sacred Tiger Lily, Tiger Flower

On Aug 5, 2017, Frannyflower from Scotland,
United Kingdom wrote:

I live in Scotland and have these beautiful red and yellow Tigridia flowers. First year it was just foliage, second year about 6 flowers but this 3rd year I have had lots and lots of each colour. Sadly they only last for a day but are really exquisite to see! Beautiful to wake up to these lovely blooms! All my friends are amazed by them. Where I stay the climate is ideal for them. Some people think Scotland is always cold but we live in the south west. Recommend these flowers!

On Feb 26, 2015, billyvanbakker from Yonkers, NY wrote:

Zone7a....NY. Grows like a weed for me. Truly hardy pere
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On Aug 5, 2012, harrryr from Shoreline, WA wrote:

I live in Seattle Washington and planted my tigridia about three years ago. The first couple of years it had a few blooms that were tri-petal cream color. This year it has multiple blooms that are are six petal, 3 yellow and 3 orange with yellow accents. The flower lasts one day so it must be tigridia, it seems unusual. I will have about a month of blooms when all the pods have been expended. It is a real conversation piece for my yard.

On Sep 3, 2010, BillandJan from New Milford, PA wrote:

They are beautiful and very easy to grow. I bought mine on sale at a Christmas Tree Store for almost nothing at the closeout.

On Jul 8, 2008, Palonias from Brigantine, NJ wrote:

I live in Brigantine, NJ next to Atlantic City - (on the bay). My tigridia get full sun but is mixed well with acidanthera and glads, as well as heliopsis, ice plants, well the list goes on. I mulch very well, four times a year, but it comes back every year so far and it is going on its fourth year.

On Jul 30, 2006, Bartramsgarden from Trenton, FL wrote:

I have successfully grown this plant here in my zone 8b garden in North Florida for one season. I am planning to lift the bulbs and bring them inside for the winter in order to avoid exposing them to too much moisture while they are dormant.

I agree with the previous commenter that staking may be required.

Blooms last only 1 day, but are quite large and unusual. Mine bloomed almost daily for about a month in early summer.

I have mine growing in a pot at the foot of some larger potted plants in full sun on my back patio. It is a nice accent in this type of situation, with the larger plants providing it some support for its legginess. Be sure to place it where you can observe the blooms up close.

On May 1, 2006, suelfrancis from San Antonio, TX wrote:

I planted bulbs of these plants approximately 6 weeks ago, at about 4 inches deep in containers. The bulbs have not produced any shoots as of yet. This is unusual for me with bulbs. Is this normal? How long do these usually take to produce sprouts?

On Oct 7, 2005, MN_Darren from Saint Paul, MN wrote:

We have been growing these in Minnesota for many years. They are not hardy, but the bulbs are easily lifted by just yanking the whole plant by the leaves in October, then we clean them, snip off the stems, let them dry, and them place them in trays filled with peat moss for the winter, and store that in the basement in a cool, dark place. We always store them "ready to go" so that the tray just needs to be watered and fed in late winter to get them started. They have been increasing in numbers, and we haven't had to buy any since the first time we got them. Super easy... Just be sure to start watering the tray at the beginning of March. They take several months to show leaves above the soil, so it doesn't matter much if you don't have that tray in a bright location until April, when ... read moreit's warm enough for us to use one of those mini-greenhouses heated with a 60w lightbulb outdoors. They seem to be really tough, and can even tolerate light frost. This is a beautiful, interesting tropical bulb that's easy to lift and overwinter, and it does really well in zone 4 summers.

On Aug 18, 2005, fluffygrue from Manchester,
United Kingdom (Zone 8a) wrote:

Very stunning and easy to grow - I've largely ignored these and they've bloomed spectacularly. Would be interested to test their frost-hardiness.. The foliage is surprisingly nice, too. Doesn't need staking here.

On the downside, flowers do only last a day. :(

On Jun 24, 2002, Lophophora from Tokyo,
Japan wrote:

Actually much hardier than thought. Mine have survived to -4 degrees C. with 2-4 cm. frost heaving with no adverse effects. I once saw this species blooming wild in the Chiapas highlands - and boy! was it cold that morning!! IMHO it's autumn and winter moisture that kills this plant in northern climes - not temperature.

On Jul 21, 2001, kat7 from Bloomingdale, NJ (Zone 6a) wrote:

exotic member of the iris family with sword-like foliage and stunning 4" blooms of red, pink, and white with chocolate speckled throat. Easily grown from seed and best planted for the summer in well drained soil, either in a sheltered position or permanently in a large container. Prefers full sun. Hardy only in frost free climates. Lift in autumn and store in dry,cool and frost free place. replant in spring.