Trimezia steyermarki
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Native to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, Trimezia steyermarkii, the yellow walking iris, is a rhizomatous iridaceous plant reaching up to 1.5 m, with long, narrow, lanceolate leaves. The flowers, 6 to 8 cm across, bright yellow spotted with brown, have three large outer tepals and three smaller inner ones; they are borne on tall stalks rising above the foliage, short-lived but continually renewed across multiple flower stems. Grow in a warm, bright spot, in humus-rich, well-drained soil, protected from frost.
- Family :Iridaceae
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)