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| name = ''Sparaxis tricolor''
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| common_names = Wandflower
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Sparaxis-IMG 8734.jpg
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Liliopsida
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| ordo = Asparagales
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| familia = Iridaceae
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| genus = Sparaxis
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| species = tricolor
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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.
 
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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==Cultivation==
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| name = Wandflower
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| image = Sparaxis-IMG 8734.jpg
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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===Propagation===
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| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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===Pests and diseases===
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| familia = [[Iridaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Sparaxis]]''
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| species = '''''S. tricolor'''''
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==Species==
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| binomial = ''Sparaxis tricolor''
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[[Image:Sparaxis-IMG 8733.jpg|thumb|300px|Sparaxis plants]]
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==Gallery==
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[[Image:Sparaxis-IMG 8847.jpg|thumb|300px|Sparaxis plants]]
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Sparaxis-IMG 8733.jpg|Sparaxis plants
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Image:Sparaxis-IMG 8847.jpg|Sparaxis plants
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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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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==External links==
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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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