This is not a native. It is living proof that common names are deceptive. Dont always believe them, because the tag may say Native Iris, but its a native of South Africa, not Australia. The common name I use is Dietes and the plant is nigh on unkillable once its established. We dug some up and left them out of the soil for a day before planting them at one of the office buildings that is constantly suffering from neglect. They survived with minimum water and theyre growing in gravel clay soil! A word of warning, only ever grow these plants in a house you dont care about too much, as they seed like buggery. The ones we dug up and left bare for a day, well, that was about a year or more ago and we are still having to spray the seedlings that keep popping up. They do look quite effective when in bloom though, you can get several different colours ranging from white to creamy yellow in this particular variety (Dietes bicolour).
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