Tigridia immaculata
3rd August 2013
Tigridia is one of those genera in the Iridaceae that have passed me by for no particularly good reason.
I occasionally plant bulbs of T.pavonia but they never perform very well for me and I am quite happy
that they flower and die.
Happy in my phytocidal ignorance, the introduction of some new species by Crug Farm Plants attracted my attention.
This one collected under the number BSWJ 10393 in Guatemala has produced a couple of flowers and then retreated
underground. Nothing in the way of new growth yet but the bulb is still looking plump so it may survive my care.