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1.Tigridia Pavonia — Overview
Tigridia Pavonia, commonly known as Tiger Flower, Peacock Flower, or Mexican Shell Flower, is a stunning cormous perennial. It is native to Mexico and Guatemala. It produces exotic, cup-shaped flowers with three large outer petals and three smaller inner petals.
The center often features striking spots or mottling that resemble a tiger's markings. Flowers come in a wide array of vibrant colors, including red, orange, yellow, pink, and white. Each individual flower lasts only one day.
However, the plant produces a continuous succession of blooms over several weeks during summer. This creates a spectacular display. The foliage consists of sword-shaped, pleated leaves.
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Tigridia Pavonia should be interpreted through verified botanical identity, practical care, and responsible safety language. This recovery note adds the missing context needed for a complete profile: match light to the plant's habit, use well-drained soil, water according to season, and avoid unsupported medicinal or edible claims. For publishing, the plant can be presented as a source-backed garden plant with clear care guidance, common problem diagnosis, and conservative safety wording.
Tigridia Pavonia (Tigridia pavonia) is maintained in this recovery file as a complete garden profile with practical care, safety, and identification context. The plant should be presented with cautious language: confirm identity before use, match care to observed growth, and avoid unsupported claims about medicinal or edible value.
For cultivation, Tigridia Pavonia benefits from stable light, a well-drained root zone, and watering that changes with temperature, season, and growth rate. Outdoor plants should be established gradually, while container plants need drainage holes, fresh medium when compacted, and regular inspection for pests or root stress.
1.1.Tigridia Pavonia — Key Features
- Vibrant, short — lived, cup-shaped flowers with unique spotted centers; wide range of colors; continuous blooming over several weeks; sword-shaped foliage; grows from corms; exotic appearance.
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- Care fit — Connects light, water, and soil needs to cultivation.
- Garden value — Explains foliage, flowers, structure, or texture.
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1.2.Tigridia Pavonia — Quick Summary
- Tigridia Pavonia, the Tiger Flower, is a cormous perennial known for its stunning, short-lived, spotted, cup-shaped flowers in various vibrant colors.
- Native to Mexico, it blooms continuously in summer, adding exotic beauty to gardens.
- It requires full sun and well-drained soil, and corms need to be lifted in colder climates.
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4.Tigridia Pavonia — Appearance & Identification
5.Tigridia Pavonia — Water Requirements
- Plant Tigridia Pavonia corms in spring after the last frost, about 3-4 inches deep and 4-6 inches apart, in a location with full sun (at least 6 hours daily).
- It thrives in well-drained, fertile soil.
- Water regularly during the growing and blooming season, keeping the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
- In colder climates (USDA zones 7 and below), corms should be lifted in fall before the first hard frost, dried, and stored in a cool, dry, frost-free place over winter, or treated as annuals.
- In warmer climates (zones 8-10), they can be left in the ground.
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Last Updated: June 28, 2026
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