How to tend a Dietes bicolor
Also known as: Iris bicolor Lindl., Moraea bicolor Steud.
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Keep soil moist
Sunlight
Likes adequate sunshine, also resistant to half shade, avoid strong light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply fertilizers once every 10-15 days in spring
Pruning
Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Holland
- Category
- Iridaceae, Iris
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May, viewing period 1-2 weeks
- Flower colors
- white to yellow, dotted with brown or purple
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