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n. - Deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa.

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  • = = Sparaxis = = needs the same treatment as advised for the Ixia.
  • -- Babianas, Ixias, and Sparaxis may all be treated in precisely the same manner.
  • Tritonias are more showy than the Ixia or Sparaxis, but belong to the same group of South African Irids, and require the same treatment.
  • A dry, deep, sandy border under a wall in any of the warmer western and southern districts might be furnished with such plants as Ixias, Sparaxis, Alstroemerias, Oxalis,...
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