- Name: Yellow African Iris - Other Common Names: Fortnight Lily / Butterfly Flag / Evergreen Iris / Peacock Iris / Peacock Flower / Bicolor Iris / Spanish Iris - Scientific Name: Dietes Bicolor - Color: Yellow With Maroon Spots - Plant Seeds: Fall / Cold Stratify / Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost - Bloom Time: Nearly Year Round. From Spring - Summer – Fall - Hardiness Zone: 8 – 11 - Plant Height: 24 - 36" - Plant Spacing: 24 - 36" - Light Requirements: Sun - Part Shade - Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Quantity: 20 Seeds - Other: The African Iris Is One Of My Personal Favorites! I Absolutely Adore Their Giant Colorful 2” Flowers, & Their Evergreen Long Grass-Like Leaves That Grow In Neat Clusters & Never Look Scraggly. These Plants Are An Excellent Choice For Any Location, From Being Uséd As A Specimen Plant To Beds & Borders, Containers, Or Rock Gardens. African Iris’ Are Quite Tolerant Of Heat & Drought, & Can Thrive In A Variety Of Settings From Desert To Coastal Conditions. They Are Deer & Rabbit Resistant Too.