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Products > Dietes grandiflora 'Variegata'
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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Iridaceae (Irises) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Synonyms: [Dietes vegeta 'Variegata, Hort.] |
| Height: 3-4 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F |
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Dietes grandiflora 'Variegata' (Striped Fortnight Lily) - This evergreen rhizomatous perennial produces clumps of long, upright narrow leaves that reach 4 feet tall. This variegated form has leaves that are a dull green with creamy-yellow marginal stripes. Other growth habits are the same as the species. It produces clumps of long, upright narrow leaves that reach 4 feet tall with flowers that rise above the foliage on erect slender stems and having outer white petals with a golden area near the base and the inner petals are white, flecked with brown at the base. The inner most petal-like structures, called style branches are violet colored. Flowers year round in coastal southern California gardens with individual flower lasting only a few days and are quickly followed by new flowers. Flushes of flowers appear on roughly a two-week cycle which has given this plant its common name of fortnight lily.
This plant is drought tolerant in shade but can also be grown in full sun with regular to occasional irrigation. Seems to bloom best with regular watering. A good container plant or used in mass plantings or as a solitary accent clump. Hardy to 15 degrees F. For more information on the species, see our listing for Dietes grandiflora. We have grown this cultivar since 1995 and also grow two other variegated Dietes grandiflora selections, 'Gray Ghost' and Dietes grandiflora 'Sunstripe'.
The information displayed on this page about Dietes grandiflora 'Variegata' is based on the research we conducted about it in our nursery horticultural library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include some of our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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