Difference between revisions of "Dietes bicolor"

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|botanic_name=Dietes bicolor
 
 
|common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily
 
|common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily
 
|habit=bulbous
 
|habit=bulbous

Revision as of 16:47, 13 October 2009


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   bulbous

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
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Water: regular"regular" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property., 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
Scientific Names

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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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