Diplarrena moraea (Butterfly Flag)

Diplarrena moraea (cultivated, labelled) Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

BUTTERFLY FLAG FACTS

distribution map showing range of Diplarrena moraea in Australia

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Common Name
Butterfly Flag

Other Names
White Iris

Description
The Butterfly Flag is a perennial herbaceous clumping plant with stiff strappy leaves. Produces white open-petalled flowers on long stems in spring and summer.

Distribution
Victoria., New South Wales, Tasmania.,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.3 - 0.6
Spread (m): 0.5 - 1
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 550
Flower Colour: white
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Classification

Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Diplarrena
Species:	moraea
Common Name:	Butterfly Flag