Mexican Shellflower

Description: The first flower when the plant started flowering. Each flower lasts for about a day, and over the next week or so is followed by a succession of further flowers. The thin leaves in the background are from a different plant species. The image was slightly under-exposed to ensure that the flower itself was properly exposed. Date: 23 July 2016, 13:14. Source: TigridiaPavonia-TigerFlower-P1380461. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: Also seen are leaves from other flowers - cosmos and geranium. Date: 9 August 2016, 09:47. Source: Tigridia-P1380646. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: Lily. Date: 16 August 2015, 11:59. Source: Lily. Author: Rob Mitchell.

Description: A red flower the day before blooming plus the seedhead from a flower which bloomed a few days earlier. Also seen are leaves from other flowers. Date: 11 August 2016, 13:25. Source: Tigridia-B4-Blooming-Seedhead-P1380727. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: Also seen are leaves from other flowers - cosmos and geranium. Date: 9 August 2016, 08:25. Source: Tigridia-P1380640. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: A yellow flower the day before blooming. Also seen are leaves from other flowers. Date: 22 July 2016, 10:26. Source: Tigridia-B4-Blooming-P1380446. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: Tigridia-P1380945. Date: 31 August 2016, 10:51. Source: Tigridia-P1380945. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: Also seen are leaves from other flowers - cosmos and geranium. Date: 11 August 2016, 08:41. Source: Tigridia-P1380719. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: The flower after blooming. Date: 10 August 2016, 09:38. Source: Tigridia-after-blooming-P1380708. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: A red flower the day before blooming. Also seen are leaves from other flowers. Date: 10 August 2016, 17:06. Source: Tigridia-B4-Blooming-P1380714. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: a large flower, very showy, really decorative, but each bloom only lasts one day; so if you leave home early and return late in the evening then you will miss it! Also seen are leaves from other flowers - cosmos and geranium. Date: 1 October 2017, 12:54. Source: Tigridia-P1380462. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: Tigridia-P1380722. Date: 11 August 2016, 08:44. Source: Tigridia-P1380722. Author: citytransportinfo.

Description: The last of a series of flowers. Each flower lasts for about a day, and over the next week or so is followed by a succession of further flowers. Only the last flower has five petals - all the rest have just three! The thin leaves in the background are from a different plant species. Date: 29 July 2016, 12:47. Source: TigridiaPavonia-TigerFlower-P1380590. Author: citytransportinfo.