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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. In the event my cheerful optimism was unfounded. The plant flowered, died back and remained dead. It may be that this is not the hardiest little poodle in the park. Crug say in their catalogue: "An unexpected sight when we happened across this slender species, growing in abundance on Volcán Zunil in the east of Guatemala at 3450m in 2004. With the narrowly pleated grassy foliage dotted around the clumps of grass forming small upright branched stems that had held the pendant bright orange recurving flowers. Long lasting in our garden seeding around in full sun, soon developing flowering plants in the moisture retentive but freely drained soil. Mulch to protect from freezing in cold areas." |
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| 3rd August 2013 | ||
