Native to Eastern and Southern Africa, Dietes grandiflora (Fairy Iris) is a rhizomatous evergreen perennial with large, iris-like flowers, 4 in. across (10 cm), borne on erect, slender stalks atop clumps of long, upright, stiff, sword-like green leaves.

Dietes grandiflora, commonly named fortnight lily, large wild iris, African iris[1] or fairy iris, is a rhizomatous perennial plant of the Iris Family (Iridaceae) with long, rigid, sword-like green leaves.

This plant is occasionally called the "Fairy Iris" because the fragile white petals not only look like fairy wings, but also have a tendency to disappear mysteriously overnight! The large wild iris fruit is a large capsule up to 45 mm which is held erect and splits open to …

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Fairy Iris (Dietes grandiflora) is a large spreading, evergreen perennial native to South Africa. AKA: Large Wild Iris, Fortnight lily, African Iris, Butterfly Iris.

large wild iris, fairy iris. Iridaceae. This is a perennial, evergreen plant, having underground rhizomes (stems), can grow up to 1.5m in large clumps. Leaves are long, rigid, dark green, sword-shaped arranged in a fan shape. Flowers are large in size, white with yellow nectar guides and violet central segments.

Fairy iris, Large wild iris, Fortnightly iris. Dietes Grandiflora is a South African native iris. It has long rigid sword shaped leaves that are held in a fan shape. Leave are dark green growing to a height of 1m. Flowers have large white outer petals …

Sep 27, 2024 · This attractive, iris-like perennial forms dense clusters of narrow, strap-like, upright leaves and attractive, large, white flower s with a yellow throat. It is native to South Africa and in cultivation makes a wonderful, low maintenance ground cover that will take poor soil and periodic drought and some cold. Hardy to USDA Zone 8.

The wild iris is known for its striking, large flowers that bloom on tall, branching stems above the foliage. The blossoms are predominantly white with a complex pattern of violet and yellow markings on the lower petals, bearing a resemblance to …