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Trimezia steyermarkii
Also called Yellow Walking Iris
In Singapore: Yellow Walking Iris (Grown in Singapore)
Trimezia steyermarkii is a bulbous (rhizomatous) iris-family plant from the tropical Americas, grown for its yellow, brown-spotted flowers and strap-like leaves. It needs warmth, bright light and a well-drained soil that is kept lightly moist during active growth.
Trimezia steyermarkii is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. Plants are up to 150 cm tall, with rhizomes up to 2–4 cm long and 2–3 cm wide; leaves are lanceolate, 60–150 cm long by 2 cm wide; flowers are yellow with brown spots. In countries like Colombia and Venezuela, a name that is often given to this plant is "Hand of God" because of the three flower petals.
Trimezia steyermarkii is closely related to T. martinicensis, with which it has been widely confused. See that article for differences.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trimezia steyermarkii 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.
