老虎花，鸢尾科(Iridaceae)虎皮花属(Tigridia)植物。约12种，原产于墨西哥至智利。其球茎味似栗子，为阿兹特克人所喜爱。花橙红至红色，外轮三枚萼片着生于基部，与内轮三枚很小的花瓣互生，萼片与瓣片中央均形成杯状，杯壁有斑点。花茎高60厘米(2呎)。茎上稀疏着生剑形叶。 老虎花是热带雨林中一种引人注目的花卉植物，它花型、花色，独特，细状的小苞片长几十厘米，紫黑色，飘逸下垂，形如虎须，整个花序看上去像一张老虎的面孔，故名为老虎须，是集赏花、观叶为一体的珍稀植物。
人工养育一头老虎需花费成千上万的美元，而雇佣一位贫困的农民去偷猎野生老虎只需花20美元。
It costs thousands of dollars to raise a tiger in a cage but as little as $20 to hire a poor peasant to poach one.
也许是因为这种技术，花似乎欢送香味，似乎鸟唱，老虎似乎运行，一个人似乎呼吸。
Perhaps because of this technique, a flower seems to send off fragrance, a bird seems to sing, a tiger seems to run, and a person seems to breathe.
花玉老虎：此花玉老虎为上山虎，面部表情威猛，虎被喻为权力地位的象征。
Flower jade tiger: the flower jade tiger is climbing the mountain face looks very brave and fierce symbol of power and position.
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