Common Name:

Bartram's ixia

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Calydorea caelestina

Family:

Iridaceae

Form:

flower

Size:

to 1 ft tall by to 0.5 ft wide

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

blue, purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

spring ephemeral

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Mostly grown as a curiosity as it is an early morning bloomer and nearly invisible when not in flower. Grow in a wildflower garden.

Considerations:

Is endemic to only a few counties in NE Florida and does best in a fire-controlled habitat.

Availability:

Propagation:

seed, division

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8B, 9A, 9B

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Wet to mesic flatwoods. Does well in fire-maintained habitats.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is an endemic, state-endangered species. Please do not steal from the wild; acquire from reputable sources only.