Timing is everything

This exotic beauty in our garden is a Tigridia Pavonia, and it only flowers for one day at a time, so  it’s great that it is flowering today. 

I had to go to the ‘Gardeners World’ website to get more information, as follows.

Tigridia pavonia is an exotic Mexican bulb, sometimes called peacock flower, an appropriate name in view of its quite startling colour combinations – all the shades of scarlet, orange, pink, yellow, mauve and white, usually with contrasting markings. It's barely hardy, and normally grown as a tender summer annual, planted in spring and dug up again in autumn for storing in a dry frost-free place.

It’s so pretty, but it’s a shame the flowers only last for one day at a time.

Have a good Friday, all.