Sparaxis tricolor

Sparaxis tricolor

Taxobox
name = Wandflower



regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
subfamilia = Ixioideae
tribus = Ixieae
genus = "Sparaxis"
species = "S. tricolor"
binomial = "Sparaxis tricolor"

"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.


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  • Sparaxis —   Sparaxis Sparaxis sp …   Wikipedia Español

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