(DY-ee-tees veg-AH-tuh)
Fortnight Lily
It is a evergreen, narrowleaf, perennial plant. Medium growth. Gets 3ft. tall and 1+ft. wide. Likes well-drained soil and sun. Hardy.
Genus of 6 species of evergreen, rhizomatous perennials from C., E., and S.E. tropical Africa, South Africa, and Lord Howe Island, Australia, occurring in open grassland, dry brushland, moist forest margins, and mountain cliffs. They have erect, linear to sword-shaped, leathery, basal leaves. Branching stems bear a succession of flat, short-lived, iris-like flowers, from spring to summer.