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Tigridia orthantha

Synonyms
Rigidella orthantha
Botanical details
Family
Iridaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Tigridia

Genus description

A genus of 60 bulbous perennials from seasonally dry grasslands or rocky sites in Central America and Peru. Attractive, bright-coloured flowers are fairly short-lived but often open successively from each stem. Each flower has three large outer segments and three shorter, inner ones. The leaves are narrow, sword-shaped

Name status

Correct

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