tigridia

tigridia (plural tigridias)

1. Any of the various bulbous or cormous flowering plants of the genus Tigridia.
   • 1924, The Garden, volume 88, page 839:

     Then there is a corner for tigridias, which are left in through the winter and attached to them, and to the box, back and front.

   • 1973, Jerry Baker, Make Friends with Your Bulbs, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, page 43:

     Plant cannas, tigridias, daylilies, dahlias, glads and lilies, all in shades of red, orange and yellow.

   • 2001 July 21, Charles Lyte, “In focus: Tigridia”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 45,443, London, page G8:

     In the wild, tigridias tend to grow at between 6,000ft and 9,000ft, which makes them relatively hardy.

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