African lily care

Known as the African lily, it is a plant that belongs to the Iridaceae family and the Dietes genus, made up of only six species of perennial and rhizomatous plants. They originate in South Africa, and with the right conditions can be grow anywhere on the planet. It is also known as rain iris, and among its most popular species are dietes color, dietes iridioids, dietes grandiflora or dietes robinsoniana.

It is a herbaceous plant that has sword-shaped leaves, dark green in color and with a size that can exceed half a meter in height. Its flowers are very curious since they only last one day, but the truth is that they do not stop producing and you will see them constantly. They are white with dark spots and lilac or bluish petals. It is a plant that blooms in spring and early summer. If you want to know everything about the african lily carekeep reading this Green Ecology article.

basic care

Among the basic care of the African lily are:

Location: It is usually used in beds or borders under bushes or trees, but it can also be grown in pots both indoors and outdoors. It can grow in both full sun and partial shade.
temperatures: it is very resistant in this sense, even withstanding frost or wind.
I usually: It must be very well drained and have organic matter, all being a mixture of garden soil, leaf mulch and sand. You can substitute the mulch for humus.
Irrigation: It is also very resistant to drought, so a couple of waterings per week will suffice. Always wait for the soil to dry completely between one and the other.
Pass: apply an organic fertilizer before planting and another mineral that is special for bulbous every 20 days, but only during flowering.
Plagues and diseases: they are very resistant to the most common ones that are usually found in gardens, so unless you do not take any care of them, they will not be attacked.
Multiplication: can be done by dividing the rhizomes after flowering or from seeds sown in spring.