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{{Taxobox
{{SPlantbox
| name = Wandflower
|familia=Iridaceae
| image = Sparaxis-IMG 8734.jpg
|genus=Sparaxis
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|species=tricolor
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|common_name=Velvet flower, Wandflower, Harlequin flower
| classis = [[monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
|habit=bulbous
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| familia = [[Iridaceae]]
|Min ht box=8
| genus = ''[[Sparaxis]]''
|Min ht metric=in
| species = '''''S. tricolor'''''
|Max ht box=16
| binomial = ''Sparaxis tricolor''
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=6
|Min wd metric=in
|Max wd box=10
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flowers=red, orange, yellow, pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10
|image=Sparaxis-IMG 8734.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
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[[Image:Sparaxis-IMG 8733.jpg|thumb|300px|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.
[[Image:Sparaxis-IMG 8847.jpg|thumb|300px|Sparaxis plants]]
 
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Sparaxis tricolor, Ker. 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.—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==
 
 
===Propagation===
 
 
===Pests and diseases===
 
 
==Varieties==
 
 
==Gallery==
 
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Image:Sparaxis-IMG 8733.jpg|Sparaxis plants
Image:Sparaxis-IMG 8847.jpg|Sparaxis plants
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==References==
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<!--- 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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'''''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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Latest revision as of 00:13, 8 June 2010

 Sparaxis tricolor subsp. var.  Velvet flower, Wandflower, Harlequin flower
The query description has an empty condition.: bulbous
Height: ⇕ to
Width: ⇔ to
8in16in 6in10in
Height: ⇕ 8 in to 16 in
Width: ⇔ 6 in to 10 in
The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈
Poisonous: ☠
Bloom: ❀
The query description has an empty condition.: ☼ sun, part-sun
The query description has an empty condition.: ◍
Features: ✓ flowers
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp: ☃ °F
USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: ❀ red, orange, yellow, pink
Iridaceae > Sparaxis tricolor var. ,



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.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sparaxis tricolor, Ker. 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.—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. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • Sparaxis plants
    Sparaxis plants
  • Sparaxis plants
    Sparaxis plants
  • photo 1
    photo 1
  • photo 2
    photo 2
  • photo 3
    photo 3

References


External links


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