Iridaceae

Fairy iris

Dietes grandiflora N.E.Br.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Dietes

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Fairy iris: Bloom of Dietes grandiflora (Large wild iris, Fairy Iris), showing white, yellow and lavender (violet) colors. — Photo: Rojer Wisner, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Groot wilde-iris
Chinese: 大花离被鳶尾, 大花离被鸢尾
English: Fairy iris, Wild iris
Hungarian: Nagyvirágú kaffernőszirom
Japanese: ディエテス・グランディフロラ
Zulu: Isiqungasehlati

Photos

Photo: Rojer Wisner, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Josh Berglund from United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.