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{{SPlantbox
|botanic_name=Dietes bicolor
|common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily
|habit=bulbous
|min_height=24 in
|max_height=36 in
|min_width=12 in
|max_width=12 in
|origin=S Africa
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=regular, infrequent
|features=evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flowers=yellow, brown, multicolored
|min_temp=°F
|min_zone=9
|max_zone=10
|image=Fortnight Lily.jpg
|image_width=240px
|familia=Iridaceae
|genus=Dietes
|species=bicolor
}}
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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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
<!--- xxxxx *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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__NOTOC__
|botanic_name=Dietes bicolor
|common_name=Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily
|habit=bulbous
|min_height=24 in
|max_height=36 in
|min_width=12 in
|max_width=12 in
|origin=S Africa
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=regular, infrequent
|features=evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flowers=yellow, brown, multicolored
|min_temp=°F
|min_zone=9
|max_zone=10
|image=Fortnight Lily.jpg
|image_width=240px
|familia=Iridaceae
|genus=Dietes
|species=bicolor
}}
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==
<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
===Propagation===
<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
===Pests and diseases===
<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
==Species==
<!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
==Gallery==
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery -->
<gallery>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<!--- xxxxx *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
