Dietes bicolor: Difference between revisions

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Dietes bicolor subsp. var.

Wild iris, African iris, Fortnight lily

The query description has an empty condition.:		bulbous
Height:	⇕	to
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	24 in 36 in	12 in
Height:	⇕	24 in to 36 in
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The query description has an empty condition.:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	S Africa
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer

The query description has an empty condition.:	☼	sun, part-sun
The query description has an empty condition.:	◍	moderate, dry
Features:	✓	evergreen, flowers, drought tolerant
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°F
USDA Zones:		9 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	yellow, brown, multicolored

Iridaceae >

Dietes

bicolor

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Moraea bicolor, Steud. Habit of M. iridioides: fls. 2 in. across, yellow, with beautiful brown spots on the outer segms.; style-crests yellow: lvs. 1½-2 ft. long: sts. 1-2 ft. long: style-crests small. Cape Colony, southeast district. B.R. 1404. L.B.C. 19:1886. P.M. 9:29 (all as Iris bicolor). R.B. 33:21. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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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 [[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.