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{{SPlantbox
{{SPlantbox
|botanic_name=Dietes bicolor
|familia=Iridaceae
|genus=Dietes
|species=bicolor
|common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily
|common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily
|habit=bulbous
|habit=bulbous
|min_height=24 in
|Min ht box=24
|max_height=36 in
|Min ht metric=in
|min_width=12 in
|Max ht box=36
|max_width=12 in
|Max ht metric=in
|Max wd box=12
|Max wd metric=in
|origin=S Africa
|origin=S Africa
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=regular, infrequent
|water=moderate, dry
|features=evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant
|features=evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant, fire resistant
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flowers=yellow, brown, multicolored
|flowers=yellow, brown, multicolored
|min_temp=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=9
|min_zone=9
|max_zone=10
|max_zone=10
|image=Fortnight Lily.jpg
|image=Fortnight Lily.jpg
|image_width=240px
|image_width=240
|familia=Iridaceae
|min_temp=°F
|genus=Dietes
}}
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Moraea bicolor, Steud. Habit of M. iridioides: fls. 2 in. across, yellow, with beautiful brown spots on the outer segms.; style-crests yellow: lvs. 1½-2 ft. long: sts. 1-2 ft. long: style-crests small. Cape Colony, southeast district. B.R. 1404. L.B.C. 19:1886. P.M. 9:29 (all as Iris bicolor). R.B. 33:21.
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Dietes bicolor (variably known as African iris or Fortnight lily) is a clump-forming rhozomatous perennial plant with long sword-like pale-green leaves, growing from multiple fans at the base of the clump.
[[Dietes]] bicolor (variably known as African iris or Fortnight lily) is a clump-forming rhozomatous perennial plant with long sword-like pale-green leaves, growing from multiple fans at the base of the clump.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==