Dietes bicolor

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:	◍	moderate, dry
Features:	✓	evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant, fire resistant
USDA Zones:		9 to 10
Flower features:	❀	yellow, brown, multicolored

Scientific Names

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Read about Dietes bicolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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

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