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'''''Sparaxis tricolor''''', also known as the '''Wandflower''', '''Harlequin flower''' or '''Sparaxis''', is a [[bulb]]-forming [[perennial plant]] that grows in well-drained sunny soil. It gained its name from its extremely colorful flowers which are bi or tri-coloured with a golden centre and a small ring of brown surrounded by another colour.
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Sparaxis tricolor, Ker. Fig. 3654. Differs from S. grandiflora only in the color of the fls., which are very variable but always have a bright yellow throat and often a dark blotch at the base of each segm. B.M. 381 (as Ixia tricolor); 1482. F.S. 2:124. F. 1843:213 (as S. picta, S. purpurea, S. pulchella).—According to Baker, this is the favorite species among cultivators. It certainly has the greatest variety of colors and markings. In the works cited the floral segms. range from nearly white through rose, brick-red, carmine, crimson, and light purple to dark purple, excluding blue and yellow, which latter color usually appears in the throat.
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Sparaxis tricolor, Ker. Differs from S. grandiflora only in the color of the fls., which are very variable but always have a bright yellow throat and often a dark blotch at the base of each segm.—According to Baker, this is the favorite species among cultivators. It certainly has the greatest variety of colors and markings. In the works cited the floral segms. range from nearly white through rose, brick-red, carmine, crimson, and light purple to dark purple, excluding blue and yellow, which latter color usually appears in the throat.
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==Cultivation==
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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'''''Sparaxis tricolor''''', also known as the '''Wandflower''', '''Harlequin flower''' or '''Sparaxis''', is a [[bulb]]-forming [[perennial plant]] that grows in well-drained sunny soil. It gained its name from its extremely colorful flowers which are bi or tri-coloured with a golden centre and a small ring of brown surrounded by another colour.
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Sparaxis-IMG 8734.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

Height: ⇕ 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16.
Width: ⇔ 6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 10 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Flower features: ❀ red, orange, yellow, pink
Scientific Names

Iridaceae >

Sparaxis >

tricolor >


Sparaxis tricolor, also known as the Wandflower, Harlequin flower or Sparaxis, is a bulb-forming perennial plant that grows in well-drained sunny soil. It gained its name from its extremely colorful flowers which are bi or tri-coloured with a golden centre and a small ring of brown surrounded by another colour.


Read about Sparaxis tricolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sparaxis tricolor, Ker. Differs from S. grandiflora only in the color of the fls., which are very variable but always have a bright yellow throat and often a dark blotch at the base of each segm.—According to Baker, this is the favorite species among cultivators. It certainly has the greatest variety of colors and markings. In the works cited the floral segms. range from nearly white through rose, brick-red, carmine, crimson, and light purple to dark purple, excluding blue and yellow, which latter color usually appears in the throat. CH


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Cultivation

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Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

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References


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