Iridaceae
Wandflower
Sparaxis tricolor
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Sparaxis
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Fluweeltjie
- arz
- سباراكسيس ثلاثية الالوان
- Chinese
- 三色魔杖花
- English
- Wandflower, Harlequin flower
- Persian
- سهرنگهپوش
Synonyms
- Ixia tricolor Schneev.
- Sparaxis blanda Sweet
- Sparaxis grandiflora var. lineata (Sweet) Baker
- Sparaxis griffinii Sweet
- Sparaxis lineata Sweet
- Sparaxis tricolor var. blanda (Sweet) Baker
- Sparaxis tricolor var. griffinii (Sweet) Baker
- Sparaxis tricolor var. versicolor (Sweet) Baker
- Sparaxis versicolor Sweet
- Streptanthera lineata (Sweet) Klatt
- Streptanthera tricolor (Schneev.) Klatt
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, September to October (from 426 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Darin J McGuire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mel Hackett, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: insiderelic, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leesa Greenlee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Lie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chia/Ma'ayan (they/them), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.