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Dietes grandiflora

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Identification

Dietes grandiflora N.E.Br. [family IRIDACEAE ]

Entry for Dietes grandiflora N.E. Br. [family IRIDACEAE]

Herbarium

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Collection

Flora Zambesiaca

Resource Type

Reference Sources

Entry From

FZ, Vol 12, Part 4, (1993) Author: P. Goldblatt

Names

Dietes grandiflora N.E. Br. [family IRIDACEAE]

Information

with large white flowers (tepals 45–60 mm long), purple style branches and brown markings on the inner tepals,

Range

is often seen cultivated in gardens and street plantings. It is native to South Africa (E Cape Province and Natal).

Notes

The flowers last for 2–3 days unlike the indigenous D. iridioides, which has similar but smaller flowers which last one day only.