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|common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily | |common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily | ||
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|origin=S Africa | |origin=S Africa | ||
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|exposure=sun, part-sun | |exposure=sun, part-sun | ||
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|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 | ||
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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== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:07, 29 September 2013
| 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 |
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| Water: | ◍ | moderate, dry |
| Features: | ✓ | evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant, fire resistant |
| USDA Zones: | 9 to 10 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | yellow, brown, multicolored |
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Read about Dietes bicolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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.
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