| Fortnight Lily |
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| File size | 236117 |
| Original date | 5/10/11 2:18 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.64mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1250s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. |
| Camera model | SP590UZ |
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Botanical name: Dietes bicolor Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)
Synonyms: Moraea bicolor, Iris bicolor Lindl. [Illeg.]
Synonyms: Moraea bicolor, Iris bicolor Lindl. [Illeg.]
Fortnight Lily is an attractive perennial or small
shrub which bears masses of cream-yellow or lemon-yellow flowers with
dark brown spots in the centre. The flowers are borne on tall stalks
above clumps of light-green strap-shaped leaves. They're about 2.5
inches across. The foliage is reminiscent of an iris - long, stiff
leaves that grow in fans about 3 ft tall. Unlike most irises, however,
the flowers appear on branching stalks at the end of the stems.
Fortnight Lily is native to South Africa.
| Identification credit: P.S. Sivaprasad | Photographed in Cherrapunchi, Meghalaya. |
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