• African iris

Moraea vegeta

  • Families: Iridaceae Iridoideae Irideae
  • English name: African iris
  • Plant ID : 4559

  • Author : Carl von Linné
  • Zone : South Africa
  • Biological type : bulb
  • Adult size (h x w) : 0,98f x 0,49f
  • Sun exposure : part sun
  • Evergreen : deciduous in summer
  • Growth : fast
  • Hardiness : 17,6°F
  • Leaf color : dark green
  • Flower color : yellow
  • Formerly of wild origin : no
  • Native : no
  • In danger : no
  • Edible : no
  • Precipitation : 500mm-900mm
  • FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-8°C : yes
  • Gravelly soil : very much
  • Clay soil : very much