Communities

Scientific Name

Diplarrena moraea

Family Name

IRIDACEAE

Common Name

White Flag Iris, Butterfly Iris

Status

Height

leaves 0.1m - 0.75m (10-75cm) long

Flowers

White and yellow with purple lines on tall stalks.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Perennial herb

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath

Habitat Notes

A widespread iris of sandy, peaty or rocky places.Common in a wide range of situations, coastal dunes and scrub, heaths, rocky banks, under light forest cover and on the margins of wet sclerophyll forest, sea level to c.1000m

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Has been identified as being used in traditional Palawa basket weaving. Attracts birds. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Three-lobed cylindrical capsule found at the end of old flower stems.each capsule contains numerous flattened seeds , red-brown when ripe

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germinates readily. Dry until capsules open, clean by sieving.

Germination Time

3- 80 days

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes