Plant Name?

There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council verges or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~

"Willow" wrote in message
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Should probably add that I've only ever seen it with a single flower on
the
spike

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There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow

It could be Dietes Bicolor aka Morea Bicolor... your description doesn't
match perfectly but is the closest match I can think of. Dietes also comes
in a pale blue variety which I have seen, and a lot of the online references
seem to indicate there is a white variety, which I have never personally
seen, and suspect they are confusing with the pale blue variety.

It does look like that's the one thanks.

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
silvasurfa wrote in message
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"Willow" wrote in message
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Should probably add that I've only ever seen it with a single flower on
the
spike

--

There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that
receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the
lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with
some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow

It could be Dietes Bicolor aka Morea Bicolor... your description doesn't
match perfectly but is the closest match I can think of. Dietes also comes
in a pale blue variety which I have seen, and a lot of the online
references
seem to indicate there is a white variety, which I have never personally
seen, and suspect they are confusing with the pale blue variety.

Its not an iris is it? Dwayne
"Willow" wrote in message
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There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Dwayne wrote in message
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Its not an iris is it? Dwayne
"Willow" wrote in message
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There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~

Actually, you're right. I just found a website that states that it's common
name is Wild Iris. http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/198900041.html

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
silvasurfa wrote in message
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"Willow" wrote in message
...
Should probably add that I've only ever seen it with a single flower on
the
spike

--

There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that
receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the
lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with
some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow

It could be Dietes Bicolor aka Morea Bicolor... your description doesn't
match perfectly but is the closest match I can think of. Dietes also comes
in a pale blue variety which I have seen, and a lot of the online
references
seem to indicate there is a white variety, which I have never personally
seen, and suspect they are confusing with the pale blue variety.

The pictures of Bicolour I've seen have yellow/brown flowers. Grandiflora
has white/purple (blue?)/yellow/brown flowers according to the pics I've
found on the net. Now I just need to find a site that says what conditions
they need rather than trying to sell me plants!

Don't think so. It's not a bulb, it might be a perennial... Looks like it's
the Dietes Grandiflora.

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Dwayne wrote in message
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Its not an iris is it? Dwayne
"Willow" wrote in message
...
There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~

Willow wrote in message
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Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Dwayne wrote in message
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Its not an iris is it? Dwayne
"Willow" wrote in message
...
There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that
receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the
lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with
some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~

Actually, you're right. I just found a website that states that it's
common
name is Wild Iris. http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/198900041.html



Don't forget it could be Dietes iridioides as well. Difference is that
grandiflora is taller and has a flower 10cm across, iridioides on the other
hand is smaller and has flowers 7cm across.

Cheers

Richard

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Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Loosecannon wrote in message
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Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Dwayne wrote in message
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Its not an iris is it? Dwayne
"Willow" wrote in
message
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There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that
receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun
throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the
lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with
some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take
a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~

Actually, you're right. I just found a website that states that it's
common
name is Wild Iris. http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/198900041.html



Don't forget it could be Dietes iridioides as well. Difference is that
grandiflora is taller and has a flower 10cm across, iridioides on the
other
hand is smaller and has flowers 7cm across.

Cheers

Richard

Cheers big ears. Do the flowers of Iridioides have the same colouring?

"Willow" wrote in message
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Don't think so. It's not a bulb, it might be a perennial... Looks like
it's
the Dietes Grandiflora.

--
Wanda
aka Willow

The yellow dietes is one of the landscaping plants of choice for local
councils in South Australia. I've only ever seen the blue in private
gardens, where it doesn't seem to grow as tall as the yellow does.

I've noticed it can take a little bit of shade, but grows taller and flowers
less in the shade.

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 18:35:06 +0800, "Willow"
wrote:

There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council verges or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

Sounds like the Dietes Bicolour. A very tough native plant.

"Just a little bit" wrote in message
Sounds like the Dietes Bicolour. A very tough native plant.



I thought it was African, not Australian in origin.

"silvasurfa" wrote in message
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"Just a little bit" wrote in message
Sounds like the Dietes Bicolour. A very tough native plant.



I thought it was African, not Australian in origin.



I agree with the overall opinion of the plant. Dietes Bicolour.
This plant is native to Africa, and Lord Howe Island (Australia).


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aka Willow
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circumstances
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http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
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Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~
Dwayne wrote in message
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Its not an iris is it? Dwayne
"Willow" wrote in
message
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There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that
receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges
or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun
throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the
lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with
some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would
take
a
piccie!

--
Wanda
aka Willow
The missing and definitely not to be taken seriously under any
circumstances
garden gnome
http://www.2000cn.com.au/~willow

~~faeries are able to fly because they take themselves lightly~

Actually, you're right. I just found a website that states that it's
common
name is Wild Iris.
http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/198900041.html



Don't forget it could be Dietes iridioides as well. Difference is that
grandiflora is taller and has a flower 10cm across, iridioides on the
other
hand is smaller and has flowers 7cm across.

Cheers

Richard

Cheers big ears. Do the flowers of Iridioides have the same colouring?


You betcha!

Hey hey, NATIVE THIS IS NOT (certainly not to Australia) Perhaps you are
posting this message from South Africa??
Australia has only one native Dietes and that is D. robinsoniana, growing on
Lord Howe Island (well Oz territory)
Cheers, Peter

"Just a little bit" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 18:35:06 +0800, "Willow"
wrote:

There's a plant I've seen everywhere, particularly in areas that receive
little extra water & care (I've often seen them planted on council
verges or
on islands in the middle of the road) but receive full sun throughout
most
of the Summer. It's a reedy plant, it might be a Yucca, the lilly/orchid
like flowers are on long stems, the petals of which are white with some
black & yellow bits (stripes or dots?) & a purple tounge...

I don't have a camera available unfortunately otherwise I would take a
piccie!

Sounds like the Dietes Bicolour. A very tough native plant.