Fortnight Lily
Dietes bicolor
Attractive, light yellow iris-like flowers with vivid maroon blotches loom on stiff stalks over neat clumps. Useful in rock gardens, near swimming pools. Fire resistant. Reliable evergreen perennial.
| Synonym: | Moraea bbicolor |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | mor-EE-a BY-ko-lor |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide clumps. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Poolside, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6159 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Control weeds until the plants have filled in. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer.
Design Ideas
The flowers of Fortnight Lily glow in the dark and look exotic in tropical gardens--despite the plant's tolerance of a hard frost. It is one of the best all-purpose plants for beds and borders, where it functions a lot like an Iris, but with a much longer bloom period. This plant is equally at home in Asian-garden schemes, where it is grown beside koy ponds or streambeds as a flowering reed. With its drought-resistance, it is commonly used in dryland gardens throughout the Southwest, where it takes inland heat in stride. Grow as a low hedge, partition, or simply plant in big pots on a balcony or porch.
Attractive, light yellow iris-like flowers with vivid maroon blotches loom on stiff stalks over neat clumps. Useful in rock gardens, near swimming pools. Fire resistant. Reliable evergreen perennial.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Control weeds until the plants have filled in. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer.
Design Ideas
The flowers of Fortnight Lily glow in the dark and look exotic in tropical gardens--despite the plant's tolerance of a hard frost. It is one of the best all-purpose plants for beds and borders, where it functions a lot like an Iris, but with a much longer bloom period. This plant is equally at home in Asian-garden schemes, where it is grown beside koy ponds or streambeds as a flowering reed. With its drought-resistance, it is commonly used in dryland gardens throughout the Southwest, where it takes inland heat in stride. Grow as a low hedge, partition, or simply plant in big pots on a balcony or porch.
| Synonym: | Moraea bbicolor |
| Botanical Pronunciation: | mor-EE-a BY-ko-lor |
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide clumps. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Poolside, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 6159 |
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