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Also known as
Fortnight lily and African iris
Taxonomy
Dietes bicolor
Dietes
Iridaceae
Asparagales

How to care for African Lily
How often to water your African Lily

every 9
African Lily needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for African Lily in your home

a window
African Lily love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
African Lily does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of African Lily in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize African Lily

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your African Lily after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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So my African Iris sprouts started getting very pale and droopy, was starting to get worried😅 I had been watering it relatively regularly (ignore the last watered on the plant's profile lol), it's in direct sunlight almost the whole day, right at my bedroom window and the pot has good drainage. When I noticed how pale and droopy the leaves were, I thought perhaps it was thirsty, so I gave it a nice deal of water. That evening the sprouts looked much livelier, the leaves weren't droopy anymore and were much greener, yay! The next day the leaves weren't getting much greener like they were before, even with some more water. I knew it couldn't be a light problem, so I added some homemade compost to the soil, thought perhaps it was lack of nutrients, and what do you know! The leaves are looking happy and healthy again😁 2 or 3 young sprouts are still white and most likely dead, but otherwise I'm really happy 😁 I need to transfer some of the older sprouts to bigger pots at some point, but so far this project has been quite the success and I'm really excited for my plant baby's future 😊 #AfricanIris #dietesgrandiflora
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I just noticed this on my african iris? Should I cut it off and plant it? And if so when and how?
Care Summary for African Lily
African Lily
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
