Dierama jucundum Hilliard

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Dierama

Characteristics

Plants 800-950 mm high, forming clumps. Corm ± 30 mm diam. Stem with lowermost peduncle 70-85 mm long. Foliage leaves several, 450-650 x 4.5-7.0 mm; reduced sheathing leaves ± 4. Spikes pendulous, terminal 6-to 10-flowered, laterals 3 to 5, each 4-to 6-flowered; bracts obovate, acute, 15-19 x 8-11 mm, < 2 internodes long, lightly to heavily flecked along midline with broad white shoulders, lateral veins 5 to 7 each side of main vein. Flowers widely funnel-shaped, pale mauve with nectar guides visible; perianth tube 6-9 mm long; tepals 18-23 x 8-12 mm. Anthers 6.0-8.5 mm long. Stigmas held 8-13 mm below top of perianth.
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Perennial herb, geophyte, 0.80-0.95 m high, tufted; corm 30 mm in diam. Leaves linear, acute; venation slightly pronounced; radical leaves 450-650 x 4.5-7.0 mm; reduced sheathing leaves 4. Flowering stems 0.80-0.95 m high. Inflorescence a raceme of spikes, pendulous, with 3-5 lax branches. Bracts 15-19 x 8-11 mm, broadly obovate, acute, flecked, with broad white margins, sometimes flecked along midline. Perianth pale mauve, 25-28 mm long; tube 6-9 mm long; tepals 18-23 x 8-12 mm. Anthers 6.0-8.5 mm long. Flowering time Sept., Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 0.95
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
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Distribution

Dierama jucundum world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:934751-1
WFO ID wfo-0000789309
COL ID 3627K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dierama jucundum