Dietes bicolor seeds grow into the bicoloured wild iris or African iris a rhizomatous perennial native to the subtropical biome of South Africa (Eastern Cape), growing in grassland and open woodland habitats. Described by Steudel and transferred by Klatt. The epithet bicolor means ‘two-coloured’, referring to the distinctive cream-yellow and purple-spotted flowers. Produces the typical Dietes fan-like clumps of strap-like, evergreen leaves and flat, iris-like flowers lasting one day but produced in succession over a long season. Family Iridaceae.

Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soils; warm subtropical conditions; drought-tolerant once established. Long-season flowering perennial.

• ‘Bicolor’ = two-coloured; cream-yellow with dark purple spots; Eastern Cape endemic; Steudel/Klatt
• Fan-like evergreen strap leaves; flat iris-like flowers; each lasts one day; successive flowering
• S. Africa (Eastern Cape) subtropical biome; grassland and open woodland
• Genus Dietes ~6 species; Family Iridaceae
• Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soils; drought-tolerant; warm subtropical; Family Iridaceae

Dietes bicolor is the bicoloured wild iris its distinctive cream-yellow flowers with dark purple spots making it one of the most ornamentally appealing of the South African wild irises, a long-season flowering perennial whose successive one-day blooms provide months of interest in warm subtropical gardens.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.