Dietes bicolor

Dietes bicolor

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Common Names

Yellow Wild Iris (english)
Poublom (afrikaans)

Taxonomy

Family IRIDACEAE
Genus Dietes
Species bicolor
SA Plant Number
Basionym Dietes bicolor

Description

Dietes bicolor is a hardy, evergreen, clump-forming, graceful plant with long narrow, arching, sword-shaped leaves. It bears beautiful, large, yellow flowers with black-brown markings from August to February on long flowering stems.

Do not cut back the flowering stems until they are finished flowering as the flowers are borne in succession along the stem. Tolerates a wide range of soil types including very poor and marshy soils.

Although drought tolerant it prefers a well-watered position and can grow in semi-shade or full sun. Makes a wonderful show when inter-planted with Crocosmia sp.

Flowers attract insects and thus birds to the garden.

Size 1m

Wildlife

Plants for Pollinators:

Pollinating insects are attracted to the flowers. These insects in turn attract insectivorous birds.

Uses

Landscaping:

Excellent plant for mass planting on banks and slopes.

Fast growing plant that is good for stabilising soil on slopes.

Neat plant for narrow flower beds on boundary walls.

Distribution

KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape

Natural Habitat:

Along streams in marshy areas

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