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Aristea africana

 
Common name African capeblue
Family iridaceae
Life cycle perennial (Z8b-10)
Flowers blue (late spring-early summer)
Size 6-18"
Light sun-part shade
Cultural notes well-drained soil, average moisture and fertility

Small iris relative from South Africa with evergreen leaves and six-petaled blue flowers.

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed from NARGS '21/'22 exchange. Baggy 70F (47%G, 23-27d)


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