Dietes bicolor

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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: moderate, dry
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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