Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dietes bicolor (Steud.) Sweet ex Klatt

Fortnight lily

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Dietes
Species: bicolor
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000975
Common name: Fortnight lily
English name: African Iris, Yellow Wild Iris
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Herbaceous plant , rhizomatous, grow 30 cm tall leaves green, grass-like flower light yellow with dark brown blotches at the bases, about 5 cm in diameter, flowers short lived and produced throughout the year     

ornamental flowers. border. swimming poolside

Moraea bicolor, Iris bicolor

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Light shade Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds - division
Flowering time: Spring- summer
Zone: 8 : 11
pH range: 5.0-7.0
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Perennial
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Beds & borders Borders Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid

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