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D. grandiflora and D. iridioides both have white flowers marked with yellow and violet, and appear similar in photographs, but they are quite different: those of grandiflora are much larger, last three days, and have dark spots at the base of the outer tepals, while those of iridioides are small, last only one day, and lack the spots.
This species has sarmentous stems with branches bearing lily-like flowers 6–8 centimetres (2.4–3.1 in) wide, white with yellow central markings. Growing up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in height and 30–60 centimetres (12–24 in) in spread, it forms dense basal tufts in the shape of an extended fan.
Dietes grandiflora, commonly named fortnight lily, large wild iris, African iris [1] or fairy iris, is a rhizomatous perennial plant of the family Iridaceae with long, rigid, sword-like green leaves. This species is common in horticulture in its native South Africa , where it is often used in public gardens, beautification of commercial ...
The Turkish Straits crisis was a Cold War-era territorial conflict between the Soviet Union and Turkey. Turkey had remained officially neutral throughout most of the Second World War . [ a ] After the war ended, Turkey was pressured by the Soviet government to institute joint military control of passage through the Turkish Straits , which ...
Subzero cold invaded parts of south-central Texas, the Gulf Coast beaches and northwest Florida. Tallahassee, Florida, plunged to minus 2 degrees on Feb. 13, the only subzero low in the city's ...
The green, orange and yellow lines indicate how surface temperatures will likely respond if leading carbon emitters begin to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Without immediate curbs, temperatures are set to follow the red track, and increase between 3.2 and 5.4 degrees Celsius by 2100. The green line shows how we can minimize warming if ...
Raoulia grandiflora, or the large-flowered mat daisy, [1] is a species of flowering plant from the South Island of New Zealand. [2] [3] [1] Description.
A year later, Regan directed another TV documentary on Fehintola, Cold Turkey [8] (2001), as he tries to go cold turkey in his flat, without medication. Fehintola died on 18 February 2021 in Taunton, Somerset, UK. [1] He had been working on a long-term project with friend and filmmaker Leo Regan to complete the trilogy they began in 1998.