Libertia ixioides (G.Forst.) Spreng.

Common Name: New Zealand Iris, Tukauki
Family: Iridaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: New Zealand

Description: A New Zealand iris relative with fan-shaped green leaves, tinted yellow with a center stripe of orange or yellow. This form, from the University of California at Santa Cruz collection, is a most attractive, miniature form with narrow, clumping rosettes or fans to only 6" tall. Dainty white flowers, held above the foliage in spring, turn to orangish berries in summer. ²

Culture: Loves full sun or dappled shade and occasional summer water. This UCSC collection, though coastal, has endured temperatures below 20F and is expected to be frost hardy in upper USDA zone 8. ²

USDA Zone: 8a-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 201400190
Source: Cistus Nursery
Provenance: Cistus Nursery ex. UCSC 2000.523
Accession Date: 10-02-2014
Bench: 2308 - Nearctic
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-02-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
SubOrder:
Family: Iridaceae
SubFamily: Iridoideae
Tribe: Sisyrinchieae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New Zealand North / New Zealand South

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 17 September 2014.
Cistus Nursery online catalog. Accessed 6 October 2014.

data regenerated on Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:42:44 -0400 [bcm v4.0]