Moraea (South African Iris)

Moraea alticola

70 (100)cm, makes only a single leaf and rather large, dull yellow flowers. For any humus rich, slightly moist, yet well drained soil in partial shade to full sun. USDA Climate Zone 6. VII-VIII.

Moraea bellendenii

50 (100)cm, makes an upright stalk with bright yellow flower cups. Native of rocky or clay soils from Darling to Plettenberg Bay. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Requires a good winter protection (i.e. dry mulch layer). Best grown in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden with reduced watering and a winter minimum of some 5°C. VII-VIII.

Moraea bifida

30 (60)cm, very variable in size, produces a single leaf and tricolored flowers in rich salmon, white and yellow. For any well drained soil in partial shade to full sun. Requires winter protection (mulch layer). VII-VIII.

Moraea bipartita

20cm, makes several small blue Iris like flowers on elegant stalks above grass like leaves. Native of clay soils from the Karoo, Southern and Eastern Cape. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny and protected spot. Fully winter hardy with some shelter from excessive winter moisture during dormancy. IV-V.

Moraea ciliata

10 (20)cm, a dwarf species with dense, dark green leaves and few fragrant white, blue to yellowish-brown flowers. V-VII.

Moraea collina

Moraea cooperi

15 (25)cm, a smaller species with quite large, bright yellow iris like flowers on a terminally branching stem and grass-like, very thin leaves. For any rich, well drained soil. Keep preferably frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. Excellent in an unheated greenhouse or cold wintergarden. VII-VIII.

Moraea elliotii

40 (50)cm, medium sized Moraea with folded leaves and nice violet blue flowers with contrasting yellowish-orange nectar guides. For any well drained soil in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden, supposedly not hardy enough in the open garden. Partial shade to full sun. USDA Climate Zone 9. VII-VIII.

Moraea falcifolia

5cm, a miniature species with a dense basal leaf rosette and few white flowers with a yellowish base on outer petals. V-VII.

Moraea fugax

20 (80)cm, makes upright stalks with iris like, strongly scented, indigo blue flowers. Native of sandy to rocky soils from Namaqualand to Mossel Bay. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Requires a good winter protection (i.e. dry mulch layer). Best grown in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden with reduced watering and a winter minimum of some 5°C. VII-VIII.

Moraea gawleri

15 (45)cm, makes showy pale orange to brownish yellow flowers on slender, upright stalks. Native of sandy to rocky soils from northern Namaqualand to Humansdorp. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Requires a good winter protection (i.e. dry mulch layer). Best grown in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden with reduced watering and a winter minimum of some 5°C. VII-VIII.

Moraea hesperantha

25 (45)cm, makes only two, long leaves and dark purplish-blue flowers. V-VII.

Moraea hiemalis

20 (40)cm, dwarf species, solitary leaf emerging before flowers which are rather large, perfumed, yellow with darker veins. For any well drained soil in partial shade to full sun. Provide good winter protection (thick mulch layer), better in a cool wintergarden or greenhouse. VII-VIII.

Moraea huttonii

30 (50)cm, an evergreen species with sweetly perfumed lemon yellow flowers. For any humus rich, slightly moist, yet well drained soil in partial shade to full sun. Leaves will die down from freezing and emerge again in late spring. Evergreen if cultivated in a cool wintergarden or greenhouse. USDA Climate Zone 8. VII-VIII.

Moraea incurva

Moraea lugubris

20 (30)cm, a small species with brilliant lilac-blue flower on slender stalks. Native of sandy, slightly moist soils from Bokkeveld Mountains to Bredasdorp. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Requires a good winter protection (i.e. dry mulch layer). Best grown in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden with reduced watering and a winter minimum of some 5°C. VII-VIII.

Moraea macronyx

10 (20)cm, dwarf species with pale yellow, fragrant flowers and short leaves with undulated margins. Best grown in a rich, well drained, preferably rocky soil in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden.

Moraea neglecta

20 (40)cm, usually solitary growing species with rich yellow flowers. For any well drained, rather sandy soil in full sun. Provide a good winter protection (thick mulch layer), better in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden. VII-VIII.

Moraea ochroleuca

50 (70)cm, rich yellow to bright orange flowers. In order to enjoy it’s very early flowers it should be grown in pots under frostfree conditions in any well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. II-IV.

Moraea papilionacea

10 (20)cm, dwarf branching Moraea with scented salmon-pink and yellow flowers. For well drained soil in partial shade to full sun. Requires a good winter protection (mulch layer), better under frostfree conditions in a cool wintergarden or greenhouse. VII-VIII.

Moraea pendula

50 (90)cm, medium sized species native of moist places in the Kamiesberg (Namaqualand). Makes most ornamental, pendulous, yellow flowers with nicely contrasting red anthers above narrow leaves. Best grown in a humus rich, well drained soil in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden.

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Moraea polyanthos

15 (45)cm, branched species with nicely scented, bright blue to purplish blue flowers and contrasting yellow nectar guides. Native of flats and lower slopes in South Africa. For any rocky, well drained soil in a sunny, protected spot.

Moraea polystachya

25 (40)cm, from dryish areas, produces pale lavender blue to pale blue flowers. For any very well drained, rather inorganic soil in full sun. Give good winter protection (mulch layer), better in a frostfree wintergarden or greenhouse. VII-VIII.

Moraea pritzeliana

20cm, makes quite large, iris-like, intense lavender blue to rich blue flowers above a very unusual, middle to dark green, and spiral leaf.

Moraea ramosissima

50 (120)cm, a tall species with most ornamental bright yellow flowers on branching racemes. Native of semi moist soils from Gifberg to Eastern Cape. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Requires a good winter protection (i.e. dry mulch layer). Best grown in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden with reduced watering and a winter minimum of some 5°C. VII-VIII.

Moraea reticulata

20cm, another dwarf species with an enrolled leaf and bright yellow flowers. For any well drained soil in partial shade to full sun. Some winter protection (mulch layer) is recommendable. USDA Climate Zone 7. VII-VIII.

Moraea schlechteri

20cm, a dwarf species with terminally arranged yellow flowers on slender racemes. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Requires a good winter protection (i.e. dry mulch layer). Best grown in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden with reduced watering and a winter minimum of some 5°C. VII-VIII.

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Moraea serpentina

5 (15)cm, one of the smallest Moraea with rather large tricolored flowers in white, blue and yellow above a twisting leaf. For any well drained, preferably inorganic soil in full sun. Best grown under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden. VII-VIII.

Moraea simulans

10 (15)cm, a dwarf species with narrow yellowish-green leaves and upright stalks with small sky-blue flowers with darker blue spots. Easily cultivated in any rich, well drained soil in a protected, sunny spot. In colder climates give some protective dry mulch layer in winter. III-IV.

Moraea sisyrinchium

30 (60)cm, (syn. Gynandriris sisyrinchium) is native from the Mediterranean regions to Pakistan in the East, growing from sea level up to to 2.000m on hay-meadows. Leaves are half-closed. Bears several bright lavender blue flowers with egg shaped outer petals in IV.

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Moraea spathulata

50 (90)cm, under frostfree conditions this species is evergreen and shows a very long flower period with plenty of yellow lowers. For any well drained soil in full sun. Give some winter protection (mulch layer) or grow as pot plant under frostfree conditions in a greenhouse or wintergarden. USDA Climate Zone 7. VII-VIII.

Moraea speciosa

40 (75)cm, branched species with quite large, pale bluish-mauve flowers and yellow nectar guides.

Moraea tricuspidata

25 (60)cm, white to cream white flowers, with brownish speckles in the center and yellowish to brownish speckled nectar guides.

Moraea tripetala

10 (50)cm, very variable in height with pale to dark bluish-purple flowers, lower petals with a white or yellow base. V-VII.

Moraea tulbaghensis

20 (40)cm, medium sized species native with a solitary leaf and ornamental bright orange flowers with black inner blotches. Best grown in a humus rich, well drained soil in pots under frostfree conditions in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden.

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Moraea vegata

20 (40)cm, yellowish brown to blue shaded flowers. Provide a good winter protection (thick mulch layer), better in a cool greenhouse or wintergarden. USDA Climate Zone 9. V-VII.

Moraea villosa