Botanical Name: Dietes bicolor
Common Name: Yellow fortnight lily
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape distinctive clump of stiff, narrow, grasslike leaves arising from a common base, forms a vase-shaped to rounded shape
Height 3-4'
Spread 4-6'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers loam, tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24); best in mild climates
 
Morphology:
Leaves grasslike, 2-4' long, 3/4" wide, medium green, long, narrow pointed tips, forming fan-like clusters
Flowers pale yellow with maroon blotches, 1-1/2" to 2" wide, iris-shaped, 3-4' tall narrow stalks, spring – intermittent
Fruit none - this species does not produce fruit
 
Propagation:
division of clump, remove plantlets from flower stalks
 
Usage:
excellent accent shrub-form, narrow foliage, yellow flowers – filler in clumps, scattered groupings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning remove old leaves, cut back old flower stalks – DO NOT SHEAR
Pests/Diseases snails/slugs, bacterial leaf spor
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Iridaceae

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