FNPS Plant Database

Calydorea caelestina

Bartram's ixia

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Bartram's ixia

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Calydorea caelestina

Family:

Iridaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

to 1 ft tall by to 0.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

blue,purple

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

spring ephemeral

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

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:

Seed, Friends

Propagation:

Seed. Division.

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

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:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bumblebees (Huegel, C. 2013. Palmetto 31: 3-6)

Native Habitats:

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

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is an endangered species. Please do not steal from the wild.

Citations:

Chafin, Linda.  2000. Bartram's ixia..    Field guide to the rare plants of Florida.  Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. FL.

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