Sparaxis tricolor

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Wandflower
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Sparaxis
Species: S. tricolor

Binomial name
Sparaxis tricolor
Sparaxis plants
Sparaxis plants

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.