Sparaxis tricolor

Sparaxis tricolor subsp. var.	Velvet 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: ✓ 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 {{{latin_name}}}	Wandflower
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sparaxis tricolor, Ker. Fig. 3654. 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. B.M. 381 (as Ixia tricolor); 1482. F.S. 2:124. F. 1843:213 (as S. picta, S. purpurea, S. pulchella).—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 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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