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Fortnight Lily (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by coslas to c/nature

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[–] blueskiesoc 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I was like, nuh uh, that's a fairy iris. So I looked it up and they look identical to me. Huh, TIL.

Fortnight Lily, Dietes iridiodes

Fairy Iris, Dietes grandiflora

[–] angrystego 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

undefined> Fortnight Lily

Apparently the flowers of D. grandiflora last for several days while those of D. iridoides only last a single day. That's not very helpful when you only see a photo though, right? I found the info here: https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Dietes