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Iridaceae
Blue Stars
Aristea ecklonii
Celestial grace.
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Aristea
- Native to
- South Africa, East Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Aristea produces an abundance of vivid blue star-shaped flowers, a relatively rare color in the iris family.
- Each flower lasts only a single morning, but the plant produces hundreds of blooms in succession over weeks.
- It has naturalized in parts of California, Australia, and New Zealand where it grows in disturbed moist habitats.
- The genus name comes from the Greek 'arista' (bristle), referring to the bristle-like bracts associated with the flowers.
- Aristea ecklonii is named after Christian Friedrich Ecklon, a Danish apothecary and prolific collector of South African plants.
Color meanings
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grace
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celestial beauty
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vitality