Dietes sp. (Wild Iris)
Dietes bicolor and Dietes grandiflora
Botanical name: Dietes sp.
Common names: Wild Iris, Fairy Iris, African Iris
Family: Iridaceae
Origin: South Africa
USDA Zone: 8-11
Plant form: Small
Mature height: 2-5 ft
Sun exposure: Semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular; moderate

Flower color: White and off-white; blue, lavender, purple; yellow, orange
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growingThese are evergreen perennials with spreading fans of stiff, leathery sword shaped leaves. The upright clumps of leaves are held in a vertical fanlike plane and they spread on creeping rhizomes. The flowering stalks are branched and stiffly wiry, bearing irislike flowers throughout spring and summer. Grow fortnight lilies in light, dappled shade to nearly full sun.
Similar plants: Dietes sp. (Wild Iris)
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