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Moraea iridioides, Linn. St. 1-2 ft. long, with many short, sheathing, lanceolate bracts: lvs. in fan-shaped basal rosettes: fls. over 3 in. across, white, marked yellow on claws of outer segms.; style-crests lanceolate, 1/3-½ in. long, marked with blue. In Calif, this species is very satisfactory, blooming once a fortnight from early spring until Nov. S. Afr. B.M. 693. L.B.C. 19:1861 (Iris crassifolia). G.C. III. 43:88. G.L. 26:92. Vars. Macleaii, Hort., and prolongata are garden forms. Var. Johnsonii, Hort. Differs from type in having longer lvs., 2½ ft. long, erect, instead of spreading obliquely: fls. 4 in. across. G.C. III. 41:296.
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Moraea iridioides, Linn. St. 1-2 ft. long, with many short, sheathing, lanceolate bracts: lvs. in fan-shaped basal rosettes: fls. over 3 in. across, white, marked yellow on claws of outer segms.; style-crests lanceolate, 1/3-½ in. long, marked with blue. In Calif, this species is very satisfactory, blooming once a fortnight from early spring until Nov. S. Afr. Vars. Macleaii, Hort., and prolongata are garden forms. Var. Johnsonii, Hort. Differs from type in having longer lvs., 2½ ft. long, erect, instead of spreading obliquely: fls. 4 in. across.
 
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==Cultivation==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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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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Revision as of 22:03, 7 January 2010

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Read about Dietes iridioides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Moraea iridioides, Linn. St. 1-2 ft. long, with many short, sheathing, lanceolate bracts: lvs. in fan-shaped basal rosettes: fls. over 3 in. across, white, marked yellow on claws of outer segms.; style-crests lanceolate, 1/3-½ in. long, marked with blue. In Calif, this species is very satisfactory, blooming once a fortnight from early spring until Nov. S. Afr. Vars. Macleaii, Hort., and prolongata are garden forms. Var. Johnsonii, Hort. Differs from type in having longer lvs., 2½ ft. long, erect, instead of spreading obliquely: fls. 4 in. across.


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Cultivation

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Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

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References

External links


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