How to Grow and Care for Peacock flowers

Tiger flower (Tigridia pavonia) is quite popular in lovers because of its remarkable color combinations that include shades of orange, pink, yellow, scarlet, and white with contrasting markings. Its three large one-color petals flank three small spotted petals that emerged from a speckled center cup. It's widely used as an ornamental plant.

Tiger flower 'Aurea' is a Tiger flower cultivar known for its bright golden-yellow blooms that have white centers speckled with red. In fact, 'Aurea' translates to 'Golden' in Latin, making it a perfect name for this cultivar. Other varieties normally have white or red flowers.

Tiger flower 'Alba' is a white-flowering cultivar of the Mexican Tiger Flower. It boasts highly attractive flowers with three white petals set around the patterned, pink central. The white color explains the name. The tall foliage is also decorative. Each flower lasts only for a day or two, but the flowers are produced in succession for several weeks.

Distinguished from other varieties of Tiger flower by its vibrant pink and maroon flowers, tiger flower 'Lilacea' is an erect, clump-forming cultivar that gardeners particularly like for adding vibrancy to gardens. It is a cross between the T. Pavonia and conchiflora varieties.

Tigridia augusta is smaller than most Tigridia and produces beautiful purple flowers in late spring. This plant can be found growing wild at high altitudes in the altiplano highlands of central Mexico. Tigridia roots were known as cacomitl by the ancient Aztecs and they gave the flowers the name ocēlōxōchitl.