African Butterfly Iris is an evergreen perennial with a clumping habit. The long dark green sword-like foliage fans upwards and sturdy stalks that hold the flower heads grow from the center of the plant. African Butterfly Iris sports large white flowers with a yellow and purple layered center that last a day and quickly replaced from spring to fall. Prefers partial sun and rich, moist well-drained soils.
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Height: |
1' - 2' |
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Spread: |
2’ - 3' |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 11 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly, then occasionally once established. Layer mulch if an extended freeze is expected.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Groundcover, Pond edges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Fothergilla, Itea, Coneflower
IMAGES: Photo by John Rusk, N20141024-0001—Dietes grandiflora, (2) Magnus Manske, Dietes grandiflora (Iridaceae) flower HDR, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Gunera, Dietes grandiflora, (4) cultivar413, 180512 075 Mission Hills Garden Walk, (5) Krzysztof Golik, Dietes grandiflora 01, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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