Details of Genus: Tritonia Ker-Gawler
ID: 171
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# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Iridaceae
Family ja: アヤメ
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Distribution en: S.tropic Africa to Cape
Description en: Genus of 28 species of cormous perennials, closely related to Crocosmia, found mainly on grassy or stony hillsides in South Africa and Swaziland. They are grown for their slender spikes of funnel-or cup-shaped, colourful flowers. The 2-ranked leaves are usually linear to lance-shaped. Grow in a warm, sunny, mixed or herbaceous border. In frost-prone areas, grow half-hardy species in a cool greenhouse or conservatory.
Hardiness en: Frost hardy to half hardy.
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Propagation en: Sow seed at 13-16°C (55-61°F) as soon as ripe. Remove offsets when dormant
Pests en: Trouble free.
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Comment ja: トリトニア
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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Iridaceae | アヤメ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Iridaceae | アヤメ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Iridaceae | アヤメ科 | Show |