Dietes Species, Butterfly Iris, Fairy Iris, Fortnight Lily, Large Wild Iris (Dietes grandiflora)
Butterfly Iris grown in South Texas
Flower ready to open
butterfly iris blooms
Elegant and charming flower!
Also fairy iris, these under tree, water well in summer, good drain, composted
My fugacious 'Wild Iris' - growing in my previous summer garden in Paeroa, New Zealand
Showing the back of the flower
Showing the delicate mauve, feather-shaped centre
Showing the dark brown markings
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
Flowering in late November in Leo's Pukekohe garden, NZ
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Dietes Species, Butterfly Iris, Fairy Iris, Fortnight Lily, Large Wild Iris
Dietes grandiflora
| Type: | Perennials |
| Height: | 36 in. - 6 ft. | 90 cm - 1.8 m |
| Conditions: | Zone 8-11, Sun to Partial Shade |