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Plant Name: |
DIETES GRANDIFLORA |
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Description:
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This species grows to a height and spread of 1m and bears 10cm wide, white, iris - like flowers marked with mauve and orange-yellow. Its blooms last for several days in spring and summer. It has often been confused with the lower-growing Dietes iridioides and it is only in recent years that its identity has been clarified. |
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SYNOPSIS | ||||
Mature Size / Spread / Form | 60cm - 1m / Rhizomatous perennial | |||
Foliage Color | Pale green / Mauve - orange | |||
Growth Rate | Slow | |||
Sunlight tolerance | Medium | |||
Wind tolerance | Low | |||
Salinity tolerance | Low | |||
Drought tolerance | Medium | |||
Family name | IRIDACEAE | |||