Germinating Tigridia in Peru

Garak garak@code-garak.de
Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:42:16 PST

Hi Norton,

to my experience, Tigridias are quite easy for germination, summer 
should be OK - I had them germinate at room conditions at any time of 
the year, though I prefer spring for them to get enough light after 
germination - that's more of a middle European problem i guess.  Your 
Tigridias are still well inside the time limit - 30 to 40 days are not 
uncommon for T. Pavonia.
I'm interested in the "morphological difference" - T.Pavonia should be 
an introduced species on the southern continent, though it could have 
happened in pre-colonial times, so the change could be 
isolation-induced. I doubt that the south American Tigridias had any 
influence, as they are currently discussed to belong to Mastigostyla no 
matter how Tigridia-like they are morphologically.

Greetings from Germany
Martin


Am 23.02.2017 um 03:23 schrieb norton cuba melly:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have seeds from a Tigridia species that grows in Lima Peru. , that has been classified as Tigridia pavonia. However, I' ve seen pictures of Tigridia pavonia, originally from Mexico, and believe there are morphological differences.
>
> So I will call it Tigridia sp. Lima. It has only been reported to grow in "lomas" of Lima, an ecosystem characteristic for being dry for 6 months (summer), and wet & covered by vegetation the other 6 (winter). The leaves start growing in June, the flowers appear from August to October, and seeds can be collected from October to November. Pollinators include flies and Pesis wasps also called Tarantula Hawk.
>
>
> I sowed the seeds  in premix soil about a month ago, but havent seen anything happen. It is summer in Peru. Is it maybe not the right time of year to put the seeds to germinate?
>
> Any other advice for succesfull growth.?
>
>
> You can see the pictures of Tigridia sp. Lima following this link:
>
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
>
> or
>
> https://goo.gl/NYjBlT/
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Norton
>
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