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Had these hardy growers in the ground in multiple locations scattered through the yard at my former residence. They lived through dogs tr...Read More
I have had this in one bed for about 3 years. It has never bloomed. That being said, the plant itself looks really good mixed with ho...Read More
I bought two of these at a box store mislabeled as 'Walking yellow Iris'. I planted them in a morning sun, then dappled shade spot with i...Read More
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I have 9 bi-color iris in the ground 5+ years. Very tough yet reliable plant, no fussing, water once a week on drip during our severe dro...Read More
I live south of Tucson, and purchased a Dietes Bicolor, but the plant tag says it needs 4-6 hours of sun a day.
Some othe...Read More
These plants grow like weeds in Camarillo, California. They are tough and dependable bloomers, but self sow everywhere! Often by the ti...Read More
I planted several of these many years back. They just keep on growing and spreading. They didn't flower at first and I was disappointed...Read More
My Dietes bicolor plants took several years to bloom after I planted them. This year they started to bloom in the middle of February whi...Read More
The guy who did our landscaping planted several clumps of these, but said they were bearded iris. They didn't do anything for a couple ye...Read More
Brandon, MS Zone 8(a)
I have had African Iris (Dietes vegeta) going on 3 years. It has never bloomed. Someone close to ...Read More
I see these everywhere, so I know they grow here, but I am on my second plant and just can't get this one to survive. The leaves have loo...Read More
Joined DG just to see what a bloom on this plant looked like! In many years, it has never bloomed for me. I have had it in ground and i...Read More
I grow two species: D. bicolor and the more common D. vegata (syn. iridioides). Of the two, the iridioides is a far superior plant: D. bi...Read More
Traditional Dutch and Bearded Irises do not grow well on the gulf coast; African Iris, although at best a very distant cousin in appearan...Read More
I bought 4 of these African Iris that were marked Dietes vegata, but turned out to be Dietes bicolor. They are low in water requirement...Read More
In our south Texas heat, this one survived neglect (no water/feeding/weeding) and no attention for six months in a deer infested location...Read More
This plant has recently became very popular again. Since June I´m seeing blooms everywhere, not only here in Rio, but in several places ...Read More
This seems to be a very popular plant here in the lower South. The new growth in Spring and the blooms are nice, but I've never seen one...Read More
This plant does very well in Arizona heat. It has the sweetest flowers. Stays green all year. Very low maintance plant.