Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Flowers : Dietes iridioides, African iris, Cape iris,Fortnight lily, Morea iris, Wild iris


This iris variety blooms only for a day! Am glad my Australian green thumbed friend was able to catch the glowing delicate beauty of this Iris flower, commonly known in many guises as African iris, Cape iris, Fortnight lily, Morea iris and Wild iris[See wikipedia reference].

Flower/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Dietes iridioides
Common nameAfrican iris, Cape iris, Fortnight lily, Morea iris, Wild iris
LocationAustralia
CameraPanasonic Lumix S3 digital camera
PhotographerSusan Estrope Dicker
AcknowledgementDinah Canada(Identification)
ReferenceWikipedia


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