Thursday, 28 August 2014

FFF145 - DIETES

Dietes is a genus of rhizomatous plants of the family Iridaceae. Common names include Fortnight lily, African iris, Morea or Moraea iris, Japanese iris and Butterfly iris, each of which may be used differently in different regions for one or more of the four species within the genus. Most species are native to southern Africa, with one (Dietes robinsoniana) native to Lord Howe Island off the coast of Australia.

The genus name is derived from the Greek words di-, meaning "two", and etes, meaning "affinities". The photo below is showing Dietes grandiflora, a common garden plant in Australia, often seen in mass plantings on road reserves and traffic island plantations.

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17 comments:

  1. Anonymous28 August 2014 at 06:40

    I had some of them in my previous garden...

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  2. Seraphinas Phantasie28 August 2014 at 06:45

    Reall wonderful with this special colors.
    Best regards, Synnöve

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  3. Tom28 August 2014 at 09:16

    Nick,
    What a wonderful flower, I seen something like this in Hawaii, but never knew what it was . Thanks for the nice comment on my granddaughter's post. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  4. elisa28 August 2014 at 10:59

    A lovely flower!

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  5. Minoru Saito28 August 2014 at 15:07

    Hi! Nice capture. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla28 August 2014 at 22:18

    So pretty, love the white, yellow and purple combination!

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  7. Anonymous28 August 2014 at 23:45

    I think I've seen this flower, but maybe a different variety - the same colors, but the white petals are shorter, and the whole flower has a symmetrical look t it. This one is beautiful though!

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  8. IRIS LEONHARDT _ // SKULPTUR28 August 2014 at 23:46

    A very nice beauty. We habe some Iris barbata in our garden and I love them too. All in blue colors. Best regards, Iris

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  9. Matkatar29 August 2014 at 03:10

    Very pretty flower!

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  10. Anonymous29 August 2014 at 10:23

    How Lovely! Makes me think of a bride holding a bouquet.

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  11. Ela29 August 2014 at 14:00

    Very original flowers ! Great photos !

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  12. Roses, Lace and Brocante30 August 2014 at 01:08

    Dietes is lovely and I also had it in our old garden.
    Easy to grow - no fuss and rewards by a long flowering period.
    Thank you for hosting Nick.
    Shane

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  13. Jannibele30 August 2014 at 02:05

    What a marvelous Iris! Thanks for hosting Floral Friday. So many beautiful flowers to share.

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  14. Jackie and Joel Smith30 August 2014 at 12:03

    HI, I am joining in today because my travel tales are about Kauai's blooms. Beautiful blog you have, as well as the others I've visited here!

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  15. Cindy Carlsson30 August 2014 at 19:58

    A beautiful image of a beautiful flower!

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  16. Villrose31 August 2014 at 00:13

    Pretty! Many interesting sorts in the Iridaceae family!

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  17. Little Wandering Wren1 September 2014 at 13:49

    I have Iris but not this sort in my garden - I wish!
    Thank for hosting.
    Wren x

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