Tigridia pavonia Alba

<strong><a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/summer-flowering-bulbs/summer-bulbs-by-variety/tigridia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tigridia</a>, with <em>Tigridia pavonia</em> being its most famous representative, is a beautiful perennial plant with corms, native to Central America, which produces strikingly colourful triangular flowers in summer</strong>. These flowers come in a vibrant palette of colours: scarlet red, orange, yellow, white, and pink, adorned with purple spots at the centre of the flower, giving them great intensity and contrast. The Tigridia's flowers are impossible to miss! They blend perfectly into jungle-style gardens, exotic terraces or balconies, poolside areas, or colourful mixed borders, alongside other summer bulbs. These plants thrive in warmth: they prefer full sun and a perfectly drained substrate, even if it's rocky or sandy. <strong>Tigridias are tender plants</strong>, not very hardy. They can withstand short periods of frost, where temperatures do not drop below -5 °C. Therefore, it is advisable to dig up the corms in autumn to protect them from the cold or plant them in pots so they can be sheltered during winter. Of course, if you live in a region with a very mild climate, such as the Mediterranean basin, where the risk of frost is low, you can safely leave them outdoors in winter. To create stunning flower beds, <strong>Tigridias are best planted in groups</strong> rather than in isolation. This will create a beautiful mass effect. You can mix different varieties together. They also pair wonderfully with exotic-style plants like crocosmias, kniphofias, or daylilies, as well as with more common perennials (yarrows, coneflowers, gauras...). <strong>Discover Tigridias and all our tips for successful cultivation</strong>: which variety to choose, where and how to plant them, how to propagate them, and how to combine them to create harmonious flower beds!