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Under the Oak Canopy - Plant Care for Your New Landscape
Plant Name: Bi-color Iris, African
Iris, Dietes Bicolor
An evergreen, clump-forming and self -
sowing iris, with graceful sword like foliage
resembling ornamental grass.
Yellowish blooms last for one day.
Plant Size: 2 1/2-3’ tall and wide
Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen, freeze hardy to 15-20
degrees F.
Light Needs: Full sun to shade
Watering: Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing
season to establish a deep, extensive root system. On irrigation
system, one inch a week of water. A water wise plant.
Blooms: Yellow, spring to fall
Key feature: Easy care. Attracts butterflies, deer resistant.
Pruning: If you need to cut it back, cut from the base of the roots,
about 4-5” above and straight across the plant. It regrows from the
plants root base.
