Dietes bicolor - Yellow African iris
Family Iridaceae
Description:
The genus Dietes has an odd distribution with five species in Africa and one on remote Lord Howe Island near Australia. This species is a iris-like herbaceous plant native to southern Africa. The evergreen foliage is about eighteen to twenty-four inches tall. In late summer, it produces yellow, iris-like flowers with a dark brown center. It has withstood temperatures in the high teens F.
Location:
See this plant on the northwest corner of Building 1 and in the Outtakes Plaza.
Size:
Herbaceous plant with leaves to about twenty-four inches tall.
Care Instructions:
Light: full sun
Water: drought tolerant when established
Soil: adaptable, no special requirements
In north Florida, this is a rugged landscape plant that thrives in sunny, dry sites.