General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6-18 inches
Plant Spread: 6-9 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
White
Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Corm
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Other info: self-seeding
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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Common names
  • Harlequin Flower
  • Wand Flower
  • Gypsy Flower

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Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2021-04-22
Location: Adelaide South Australia
Date: 2018-09-12
Spring is on its way
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2017-06-13
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-02
Naturalize quickly in our Mediterranean climate in our quickly dr
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-10
Location: Nieuwoudtville, Western Cape, South Africa
Image by Spencer C. H. Barrett, University of Toronto
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: La Plata, Argentina
Date: 2013-10-12
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-03-14
Harlequin Flower (Sparaxis tricolor) Zone 9b
Photo by coboro
Location: La Plata, Argentina
Date: 2013-10-12
Location: Coastal San Diego County
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-03-30
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-03-18
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA
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Date: 2009-03-30
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2013-03-18
Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2013-03-18
Sparaxis among bearded irises
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-12-29
Zone 9b.
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2010-03-19
Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2010-03-08

Date: 2012-04-04

Date: 2011-10-02
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