Botanical Name: Dietes vegeta
Common Name: Fortnight lily
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape clump of stiff, narrow, upright, grass-like leaves from a common base – becoming fairly wide spread with age
Height 3'
Spread 3-4'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates partial
Soil prefers well-draining, tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves narrow, grass-like, parallel-veined, stiff, 2-3' long, to 1" wide, pointed tips, clumping
Flowers white, iris-shaped, 3-4' slender stalks, 2" diameter, blue/ yellow centers – spring through fall, every 2-3 weeks
Fruit 1-1/2 to 2" long, tan capsule
 
Propagation:
seed, division
 
Usage:
small accent; used for form, foliage, flowers filler in clumps, and scattered groupings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular – especially in summer
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning bacterial leaf spot, snails/slugs
Pests/Diseases remove old dead leaves and flower stalks in winter
Special Conditions/Other reseeds heavily; remove seed pods quickly to prevent spread
 
Origin: Tropical Africa
Family: Iridaceae

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