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This member of the Iridaceae family was described by
Carl von Linné Junior
in 1782. It's from the
south cape of Southern Africa, growing in clay with some
to lots of water and some sun. It will only raise to 40 centimetres. The
flowers are blue over violet to white, and it can be reproduced both by
seeds and dividing of the onion/bulb. I found mine in Erkelens-Golkrath, Germany in 2003.
Volmoed.
IB 10406.
It is found growing on flats and lower slopes, mainly clay, in areas with
year round rainfall, and blooms different times a year. Flowers open
midday and close in the late afternoon. Colours from blue over violet to
white.
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