Wand Flower Ixia
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Wand Flower:
- Phonetic Spelling
- IKS-ee-ah
- Description
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This is a genus of flowering plants that grow from corms in the iris famuly (Iridaceae) native to South Africa.
- See this plant in the following landscape :
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Marquette'
- 'Panorama'
- 'Rose Emperor'
- 'Spotlight'
- 'Venus'
- 'Marquette'
- 'Marquette', 'Panorama', 'Rose Emperor', 'Spotlight', 'Venus'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Marquette'
- 'Panorama'
- 'Rose Emperor'
- 'Spotlight'
- 'Venus'
- 'Marquette'
- 'Marquette', 'Panorama', 'Rose Emperor', 'Spotlight', 'Venus'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ixia
- Family:
- Iridaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Africa
- Play Value:
- Colorful
- Bulb Storage:
- Store corms dry at 68-77 degrees F (20-25C)
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Landscape Theme:
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
