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Dietes
Drought and wind resistant, these are
tough plants that will grow in full sun or in
semi-shade, and in poor soils, but does best with
generous summer watering.
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Dietes
bicolour "Peacock Flower"
Erect
sword-like leaves 75cm (2.5 feet), emerge from rhizomes
under the ground. Yellow flowers in late spring with
3 blackish dabs.
Dietes
grandiflora "Wild Iris"
Large
leaves to 1m ( 3 feet), similar to D. bicolour. Flowers
are 10cm (3-4 inches) across, white with golden centres
and the second stet of inner petals are mauve.
Dietes iridioides
Same
flowers as D. grandiflora, but smaller, and lasts longer.
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