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IRIS, BUTTERFLY


IRIS, BUTTERFLY
(Moraea bicolor or Dietes supp) 
N
ative from South Africa to E. Africa to Kenya. 

An excellent perennial iris that grows and spreads through rhizomes or corms.  Leaves are fan shaped and can get 18 – 25 inches in height.   Butterfly Iris will flower from spring and through the summer with white flowers with a yellow stripe down the center on the petals.

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