Re: SPEC-Tigridia
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- Subject: Re: SPEC-Tigridia
- From: "* b* c* <b*@atlantic.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 19:21:56 -0700 (MST)
Ian,
> Mark, the Tigridia flower looks far more like a tulip than an iris. It
> has three petals which are fused at the base to form a cup. The colours
> tend to be reds, dark pink and dark yellows with dark spots in the cup
> itself.
I am familiar with Tigridia as I had it once in Lexington. I planted
it one spring, and it bloomed nicely. The next season, I planted it, and
sadly it became Chipmunk food. If I find corms locally, which I have not,
I probably will give it another try since it would not have to be dug for
the winter.
>
> If your flower is iris-like, are you sure that it is not Dietes? There
> is a yellow-cream one with blue spots which is common in California and
> Australia.
This sounds like an exact description of the plant I saw. Last
summer, I saw this plant in various plantings, but have yet to find them
for sale.
> For anyone living in warmer climates, there is a very expensive book ($6
> Canadian) which has beautiful pictures of all these types of flowers. I
> have mentioned it before on the iris-l. It is:-
>
I will keep a look out for this book. It sounds very useful.
Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, FL. No freeze today.
