Tigridia pavonia - Mixed Colour Flower Bulbs (Not Seeds) 15 Bulbs Pre-order - Delivery mid September Paulownia

Tigridia pavonia - Mixed Colour Flower Bulbs (Not Seeds) 15 Bulbs Pre-order - Delivery mid September PaulowniaTigrida the tiger flowers or shell flowers, is a genus of bulbous or cormous plants, belonging to the family Iridaceae. They have large showy flowers and one species, Tigridia pavonia, is often cultivated for this. The approximately thirty five species in this family grow in the Western Hemisphere, from Mexico to Chile. The tigridia flower is short lived, each often blooming for only one day, but often several flowers will bloom from the same stalk.

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Grows to 12m with smoothish grey bark and triangular leathery leaves and small figs

The sweet licorice-like flavour of both the seeds and leaves make a comforting tea that has traditionally been employed as a treatment for asthma

it grows best in soil with a high level of organic materials

with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter

with five pale ridges

attractive purple flowers making this species a great potting specimen

a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clan William to Grahamstown

drought and frost resistant tree or shrub

right up until it starts to flower

It is native to Texas and Louisiana and grows great in our South African climate

The vigorous plants have long