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Moraea elegans |
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| Family |
iridaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
yellow-orange (spring) |
| Size |
14" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
South African cormous species producing boldly marked fragrant yellow-and-orange flowers. Summer-dormant. Each plant produces a single gray-green leaf. It should be tolerant of the mild freezes Houston's climate produces, although I have not seen an actual hardiness zone rating for this one.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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- Seed from NARGS '17/'18 exchange. Baggy 70F (3w) - 35F (5w; 85%G, 5w) - 70F (no further G)
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