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| Botanical Name: |
Dietes bicolor
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| Sounds like: |
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| Common Name: |
Fortnight Lily
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| Family Name: |
IRIDACEAE
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| Genus: |
Dietes
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| species |
bicolor
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| Name Derivation |
n/a
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| Growth Habit: |
Herbaceous perennial
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| Dimensions: |
80cm x 1m
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| Flower: |
Open pale yellow flowers with orange brown blotch in centre, carried on upright panicles.
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| Climate: |
Tolerant of poor soil. Tolerant of light frost. Tolerant of full sun or light shade. Tolerant of coastal exposure. Drought tolerant.
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| Fruit: |
Trilocular capsule, many seeded.
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| Propagation: |
Seed, divisions.
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| Horticulture Use: |
Good accent plants close to water. Informal flowering border or edge shrub. Groundcover when mass planted, useful on sloping sites. Coastal gardens.
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| Culture & Maintenance: |
Provide a soil of moderate fertility in full sun or light shade. Ensure adequate drainage. Water throughout spring and summer for best floral display. After flowering, remove the spent inflorescences. Tolerant of division.
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| Foliage: |
60cm x 2cm, pale to deep green.
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