Difference between revisions of "Dietes bicolor"
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|common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily | |common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily | ||
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|features=evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant | |features=evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 23 October 2009
| Habit | bulbous
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|---|---|---|
| Height: | ⇕ | 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. to 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | S Africa |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
|---|---|---|
| Water: | ◍ | infrequent"infrequent" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
| Features: | ✓ | evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant |
| USDA Zones: | 9 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | yellow, brown, multicolored |
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Dietes > |
bicolor > |
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.
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- w:Dietes bicolor. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Dietes bicolor QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
