Tigridia pavonia

Tigridia pavonia
A yellow-flowered form
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Tigridieae
Genus:	Tigridia
Species:	T. pavonia
Binomial name
Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Redouté[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Beatonia grandiflora (Cav.) Klatt Beatonia lutea (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Klatt Ferraria pavonia L.f. Ferraria tigridia Sims nom. illeg. Marica tigridia (Sims) Lehm. nom. illeg. Moraea grandiflora (Cav.) Pers. Moraea pavonia (L.f.) Thunb. Moraea tigridia (Sims) Baker Sisyrinchium grandiflorum Cav. Sisyrinchium palmifolium Sessé & Moc. nom. illeg. Tigridia conchiflora Sweet Tigridia grandiflora (Cav.) Diels nom. illeg. Tigridia grandiflora Salisb. nom. illeg. Tigridia lutea Link, Klotzsch & Otto Tigridia oxypetala R.Morris Tigridia pringlei S.Watson Tigridia speciosa Poit. Vieusseuxia pavonia (L.f.) DC.

Tigridia pavonia is the best-known species from the genus Tigridia, in the Iridaceae family. Common names include jockey's cap lily,^[3] Mexican shellflower^[4] peacock flower,^[4] and tiger flower.^[4] The species is widespread across much of Mexico as well as Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. The species is also considered naturalized in Ecuador and Peru.^[4][5]

It is very popular as an ornamental plant among lovers of interesting flowers. The blooms come in a variety of colours. They open early in the morning and are already closed around 5 P.M. when dusk begins to fall. Every day a different bloom is opened. The plants that are grown from seeds bloom in the first year after they are sowed.

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