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Dietes bicolor, the African iris, butterfly flag, fortnight lily, or peacock flower, [1] is a clump-forming rhizomatous perennial plant with long sword-like evergreen pale green leaves, growing from multiple fans at the base of the clump.
Dietes bicolor has cream or yellow flowers. D. grandiflora and D. iridioides both have white flowers marked with yellow and violet, and appear similar in photographs, but they are quite different: those of grandiflora are much larger, last three days, and have dark spots at the base of the outer tepals, while those of iridioides are small, last ...
Dietes grandiflora, commonly named fortnight lily, large wild iris, African iris [1] or fairy iris, is a rhizomatous perennial plant of the family Iridaceae with long, rigid, sword-like green leaves. This species is common in horticulture in its native South Africa , where it is often used in public gardens, beautification of commercial ...
The plants grow erect, and have leaves that are generally grass-like, with a sharp central fold. 23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened. [2]
Dietes bicolor, a clump-forming plant native to South Africa; Tigridia pavonia, a clump-forming plant native to Mexico and central America; See also.
Iris milesii. Irideae is a tribe included in the well-known family Iridaceae.It contains many species in five genera which are widely distributed in the Old World.The tribe derives its name from Iris, which is the largest genus of the tribe.
Dietes iridioides, commonly named African iris, fortnight lily, and morea iris, is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae that is native to Southern Africa. Description [ edit ]
Afrikaans; العربية; Aragonés; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български