I found quite the surprise this week in my Tigridia plants. It inspired me to do some research on the tigridia family, and it turns out the different colours are different varieties. The pale yellow ones are Tigridia Canariensis:
Now that I’m done showing off (just the canariensis variety, and just from this month so far), I’ll get to the really amazing one that bloomed on Tuesday.
Ready?
WOW! Teenage Mutant Ninja Tigridia! I’ve had tiger flower mutations before but I have never seen this happen. An Internet search found nothing.
My amateur opinion is that this is a type of Siamese twin that happens to be perfectly symmetrical. A Tigridia has six petals – three large, three small. This beauty has nine!
Now, I have no idea if this will breed true, but you can bet I have tagged the ovary and will make sure to collect the seed, if it makes any. I’m likely getting excited over nothing, but wouldn’t it be fantastic if I could cultivate a brand new flower?
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Extremely cool! Assuming the best, what are you going to name it?
Ha! That’s a good question! Tíogair is Irish for tiger, naoi is nine…maybe some combination of that?
Lovely. Do you ever see bees on these Tigridia? I looking for some late summer flowers to add to the garden (with pollinators in mind) and these are so amazing.
I’ve not seen bees, but hoverflies and wasps love them. Then again I’ve not seen many bees this year at all, sadly.
Well if other pollinators like them they are definitely worth a try!
I have seeds…they do take two years to bloom from seed, however. I originally found them as corms in Aldi…boy, I’ve done well out of that place!
“tag the ovary” is a phrase that I, for some reason, find disturbing.
Wait until I peel it open!!!
The different colors reminded me of the Hydrangeas I use to grow in New Hampshire. We use to put things in the ground with the roots to produce different colors. Do you have them there? Hugs
Absolutely stunning! And HUGE!