Sparaxis tricolor

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 Sparaxis tricolor subsp. var.  Velvet flower, Wandflower, Harlequin flower
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Habit: bulbous
Height: to
Width: to
8in16in 6in10in
Height: 8 in to 16 in
Width: 6 in to 10 in
Lifespan: perennial
Origin:
Poisonous:
Bloom:
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Water:
Features: flowers
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
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USDA Zones: 9 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: red, orange, yellow, pink
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Sparaxis tricolor, also known as the Wandflower, Harlequin flower or Sparaxis, is a bulb-forming perennial plant that grows in well-drained sunny soil. It gained its name from its extremely colorful flowers which are bi or tri-coloured with a golden centre and a small ring of brown surrounded by another colour.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sparaxis tricolor, Ker. Differs from S. grandiflora only in the color of the fls., which are very variable but always have a bright yellow throat and often a dark blotch at the base of each segm.—According to Baker, this is the favorite species among cultivators. It certainly has the greatest variety of colors and markings. In the works cited the floral segms. range from nearly white through rose, brick-red, carmine, crimson, and light purple to dark purple, excluding blue and yellow, which latter color usually appears in the throat. CH


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