Yellow African Iris (Dietes bicolor)

Are you looking for a plant that combines delicate beauty with "set-and-forget" toughness?

Dietes bicolor (also known as Yellow Wild Iris) is the perfect proudly South African choice for everyone from novice gardeners to professional landscapers. It is fantastic for water-wise gardens, stabilising soil and adding a pop of colour to any part of your yard! This plant features striking 5-6cm, yellow iris-like flowers with distinctive dark brown markings in the middle, flowering profusely in spring and summer.
It's upright, sword-shaped foliage stays vibrant and green year-round, providing a clean, architectural look even when not in bloom.This is a "bulletproof" plant! It is highly drought-tolerant, and thrives in everything from full sun to partial shade making it a pefect fit.

Cultivation & Care:

Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)

Growth style/Plant Type: Rhizomatous evergreen perennial growing in a clump-forming, fan-like structure with arching, sword-shaped leaves

Light: Full sun to partial shade (more sun equals more flowers)

Water: Low to medium; highly drought-tolerant once established but prefers regular watering during hot summer months

Soil: Highly adaptable; thrives in well-draining, compost-rich soil but tolerates clay, poor soils, and waterlogged conditions

Humidity/Temperature: Prefers warm climates; highly heat-tolerant, handles moderate humidity, and withstands light frost down to roughly -5°C 

Plant Size: This listing is for a single, mature/flowering live plant specimen sized approximately 3l grow bag equivalent.

Unless specified, The plants pictured represent our actual stock and are intended for illustrative purposes.

Due to the unique nature of each live plant, individual plants supplied may vary slightly in size, shape, and color distribution.

To minimise the risk of damage to the plant during shipping, all plants are meticulously packaged in protective packaging, wrapped in moisture retaining medium where appropriate and shipped bare rooted (without pots and soil) unless otherwise stated.