Re: Yellow African Iris


 

 
>Dietes bicolor.  Dietes species are called 'African Iris' though they are not particularly closely related to Iris.  (Dietes belongs to tribe >Irideae along with several other genera.)  I don't think any plant of genus Iris is native to Africa, but I'm not 100% positive of that
 
David,
     You are right about what my plant is.  I guess âIrisâ is in the common name because the plants and blooms look âIrisyâ.  As for the Genus Iris, Iris unguicularis is found in northern Africa as well as places like Greece.  Carrying this a bit further, are there any members of the Genus Iris that are native to tropical climates or to the Southern Hemisphere?
 
Mark A. Cook
b*@bellsouth.net
Dunnellon, Florida. 



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