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Dierama luteoalbidum is a South African perennial corm-type geophyte in the Iris family, native to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. It is a wild species with limited horticultural history; growers treat it like other Dierama (wand flowers), needing sun, free drainage and seasonal moisture.
Dierama luteoalbidum is a perennial geophyte that is part of the Iridaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. It has a range of 1 200 - 5 500 km2 and there are eight to ten subpopulations. The species has lost habitat to plantations and overgrazing is also a threat.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dierama luteoalbidum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
