Close

This website uses essential cookies only. These cookies are technically necessary in order to make all website functions work (e.g. the shopping cart). They are user session based and will automatically expire after 60 minutes of user inactivity.
See our policy on Data Protection and Privacy, Customer Account & Cookies

Dietes (Fairy Iris)

Fairy Iris are rhizomatous subtropical perennials from South Africa, Australia and Lord Howe islands with iris-like leaves and most ornamental iris-like flowers. All species are easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in full sun to partial throughout the year at a minimum of some 10°C with watering reduced to a minimum in winter months.
Sow seeds in any rich, well drained substrate. Keep pots in a sunny spot at some 20°C throughout the year and soil always slighly moist from beneath. A temperature drop at night down to some 10°C to 15°C will siginificantly enhance germination in several species. The germination process will take several months, seeds from Dietes robinsoniana may stay dormant for one entire year before they will start to germinate.
20 seeds per package, unless stated differently.
Articles
Dietes bicolor

Dietes bicolor


20 seeds per package.

Product Comparison  »
More Details »
price (plus Shipping Costs)
seed package8772 € 4,99
Dietes grandiflora (South African Fairy Iris)

Dietes grandiflora (South African Fairy Iris)

50 (80)cm, South African Fairy Iris is a showy perennial with straplike, dark green leaves and several white flowers with nicely contrasting yellow anthers and narrow, pale lavender-blue standard petals. Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot throughout the year. In winter keep plants slightly drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Product Comparison  »
More Details »
price (plus Shipping Costs)
seed package8478 € 4,99
Dietes iridioides (South African Dwarf Fairy Iris)

Dietes iridioides (South African Dwarf Fairy Iris)

25 (40)cm, South African Dwarf Fairy Iris is an ornamental perennial similar to the overall much larger Dietes grandiflora. Dietes iridioides has short straplike, dark green leaves and several white flowers with nicely contrasting yellow anthers and narrow, pale blue standard petals. Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot throughout the year. In winter keep plants slightly drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Product Comparison  »
More Details »
price (plus Shipping Costs)
seed package9521 € 2,99
Dietes robinsoniana (Lord Howe Island Fairy Iris)

Dietes robinsoniana (Lord Howe Island Fairy Iris)

100 (130)cm, Lord Howe Island Fairy Iris is the largest species within the genus Dietes and endemic to steep cliffs in the North of Lord Howe island, eastwards of Australia. It is an extremely showy perennial with straplike, dark greyish-green leaves and large, pure white flowers with central yellow spots. Easily grown in any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot throughout the year. In winter keep plants slightly drier at a minimum of some 15°C. This easily grown botanical gem is still very rare in cultivation. Certain vendors offer white flowering Dietes bicolor under the name of Dietes robinsoniana. Dietes bicolor always has three dark orange to purplish spots in the center, whereas in Dietes robinsoniana these are always lighter yellowish orange. Additionally, flowers in Dietes robinsoniana are roughly three times the size. From us you will receive seeds from the true species. V-VIII.
10 seeds per package.

Product Comparison  »
More Details »
price (plus Shipping Costs)
seed package8659 € 9,90