Dietes bicolor/Dietes. Iridaceae. Asparagales. Liliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Bicolor Iris. Butterfly Iris. Fortnight Lily Native to/South Africa: the Bathurst region of Eastern Cape *It grows in glasslands, savannas,forest margins, woodlands, wetlands,riparian zones, and coastal areas. Symbolism/Protection and Purification *In some African traditions, the plant’s roots were used as a charm to offer protection and strength to the wearer. *Genus of 6 species *Rhizomatous perennial with narrowly sword-shaped,pale green, basal leaves, 24in(60cm)long. Bears pale to deep yellow flowers, 1 1/2in(4cm)across *The genus name ‘Dietus’, comes from the Greek words “dis(double) and etes(relative)” The species name ‘bicolor’, is Latin for “two-colored”, and describes the yellow flowers with brown blotches at their base. Photographed 10/1 8:33am 2025 Posted 10/3(Friday) 11:31am 2025
@喜一 I saw your photo and comment. Nice one! You work and go walking to see the nature ~. lovely ☺️ Keep being healthy and go for a good day! (kenkou ni kio tsukete tanoshii hi o). 🙌
@ほのジージ Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. You are the great grandfather(suteki na ojiichan)💕. Yes. I understand your English. 👍 Let’s have a good day today and tomorrow on GS. (tanoshimimashou) with smile 😊
@モコたん Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. We will have a nice time together on GS. It’s getting colder, take care of yourself. (karada ni kiotsukete). with smile 😊
@ラスカル Good morning! How are you? I hope 🤞 good~ I hope I finished my stomachache… Not yet. I will see ~ I see your posted flowers, and you are healthy. 👍 Let’s go for a good day with smile 😊
Yumiko (California U.S.A)SAMA✨ 【No reply needed】 Good mornevening, Yuming !🌅🌃 The flower in this photo, "Bicolor Iris" is rare in Japan. 🤔😊 Is it a member of the German iris family ?🌼🌿 It is the first time oni-chang have seen the flower.🧐😄 Thank Yuming for introducing us to the different types of flowers.👌 Hoitara-next ! 😴💤🌃✨🎠✨
@喜一 Good morning! 🌞 I know…’aging the body’, me, too. However you go! 👊me,too! I still swim 1.5 km every morning. 10 days/15 km. One month/45km. Never give up! That’s my theory (from senior woman). Let’s have a good day together! “arigatou gozai masu”=a za su *I like this 💕
@くわっち Good morning! Kuwacchi san I like your message. That’s right! We will go for our lives, sometimes it’s bad weather, sometimes it’s too hot or too cold. Still we will go for our lives smartly. ‘never give up’👍 Let’s have a good day together! with our smiles 😊😊
@モコたん Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. ~ you work for ‘Census Officer’. Keep going! 👍 We will have a good time together on GS. Have a great day! with smile 😊
@節子 Good morning! ☀️ I am happy to hear you. I hope everything is ok for you. I had a slight stomachache for 2 weeks. Today~ I think I will be ok. Everyone has something ~. We will have a good day together. with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Thank you for a message. I saw this flower beside the door of the hospital. Last time~ I took a photo and posted(7/7. 2025). 💕 I talk to you , after that, I will take a rest. Good day ! with smile 😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Excuse oni-chang ! 🙇 I had seen this flower "Bicolor iris" photo on July 7th of this year.😊 Please take plenty of your rest, and please continue your story! 😄 Oni-chang looking forward to it. 😌👌 Hoitara-ne ! 🌞✌️
@ユミ I saw your photo. 👍 I saw the full moon 🌕 this morning(6:00am)…I was thinking ~ “We everywhere in the world , we 🌎 can see the 🌝 moon at the same time.” 💕we are in the world!
@ゆきばー Good morning! Thank you for a message. Yes, you can. Put my English and read in Japanese. It’s today’s technology. Use it and enjoy! Have a nice day! with smile 😊
@ゆきばー 10/6.2025. Yes. I saw the big moon 🌝 this morning before going to my club(6:00am). It was beautiful! Thank you for a message. “Chu shyu no meigetsu “. 💕
@くさちゃん Good morning! How are you? It’s getting cooler~ Take care of yourself! Have some veggies 🥗 and fruit 🍉. Me, too~! Good day together! with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Good morning! oni~chan Thank you for a message. Every day is coming. I used to play golf.(2006~2016) in USA. I have 4 member golf ⛳️ clubs, however I have never been and played since 1988. long time ago. I am fine to swim for 75 minutes/day You are so active!! 👍 What shall we ~ ?! …🎶I am listening to ‘nada sou sou’ by Natuskawa rimi Let’s have a good day together! I will be with you. sutekina oni~san😊
Good morning. ☺️✨ A gentle lemon yellow. What a lovely flower. I've never seen this flower before🦆. I wonder if it's called "Dietes Bicolor"🤔 Thank you for showing it to me. 🐰💗
@ユミ Good morning! That’s right. “The world 🌎 is the one”. lovely I saw the moon, “chyun syu no meigetsu”last night in my garden. Romantic feeling ~☺️ Thank you for a message. We will have a good day together! with smile 😊
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Thank you for a message. …on the day, I had my Dr. Appointment. I went to the hospital ~ the tiny flower was just blooming(beside the entrance door). I was there for a while, I did not be late to show at the doctor’s office. Everyday is coming. We will have a nice time together on GS. Good day together, with smile 😊
@喜一 Good morning! Yes. I swim 1.5km every morning. You are a working man. It’s great! Keep going. I remember…when I was young(20~50 years old) I worked hard ~ . We will be together on GS. Have a nice day! with smile 😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) You went to the hospital, how are you feeling? ❓️ There were flowers blooming near the hospital entrance. It was soothing and lovely to see. 🐰💗
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your fun message ! Oni-chang also like the song 'nada sousou' by Natsukawa Rimi.🎤🎶👩 This song is written by Moriyama Ryoko, and composed by BEGIN, right? 😄🤗👌 The songs I would like to sing are: ①Nakajima Miyuki 'Jidai(時代)' 'Fight！(ファイト!)' 'Ito(糸)' 'Akujyo(悪女)' 'Mugi-no-uta(麦の歌)' ②Inoue Yosui 'Syonen-jidai(少年時代)' 'Atarashii-rhapsody(新しいラプソディ)' 'Kaerenai-futari(帰れない二人)' ③LiSA 'Gurenge(紅蓮華)' 🪷 'Homura(炎)'🔥 ④Matsutoya Yuming ! 'Hikoki-gumo(ひこうき雲)"✈️☁️ 'Chuo-freeway(中央フリーウェイ)"🛣️ This my Yuming, let's sing the songs with your oni-chang !🎤🎤👫😍 Oh! I'm going to the Kansai Expo tomorrow, so I'm going to tatami-bed early tonight.😴💤🌃✨🎠✨ Hoitara-ne ! 👋👋👋
@ﾃﾞｭﾗﾝｻ Yes, there are always some flowers at my hospital. I posted Amaryllis on 8/11 2025. She was also blooming nicely in the backyard of the hospital. Luckily I saw them. I hope you have a nice day! 😊
@喜一 Good morning! ☀️ Yes. Actually I started working when I was 25 years old till 48 years old. …only 23 years I worked. It was enough to me. I had enough income. I retired earlier than usual. nice life Kiichi san Take care of yourself and work as long as you want. No push to yourself (jibun ni butsuke naide). We can be on GS. I will be with you. Have a nice day! with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 😆good morning! You are great! Probably you are a great singer. I saw and I know…’ Chuo-freeway”. I am Urashima no Taro Yumiko. You know…I have not know anyone today~in Japan. *Itsuki Hirosi san has been in the hospital. ENKA #1 Every day is coming. Take care. Let’s have a nice day together! Sonjya~ ne. 😊
@太陽の塔 Let’s talk about ‘karaoke’~ My voice is similar to “Takahashi Mariko”. “An Luis”. I used to sing 🎤 “Momoiro toiki”/1984. … I will look back~ to be continued 😁 You are still sleeping on the ‘tatami bed. Well ~ ask your wife? You will go for the bed to sleep. It’s absolutely more comfortable. 👍can’t compare with the Huron on the floor. It’s up to your wife. Go for ~ 😊 Good day ~
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your Chuo-Free way! Yesterday, I saw an actual 'flying car' (drone) take flight at the Kansai Expo.💙♥️👀😄👌 And we also enjoyed some foamy beer at the restaurant in the Czech Pavilion.🇨🇿🤗🍺💦 The bubbles were very tasty.😋 I'm going to the Kansai Expo for the second day in a row today, so I'm going to tatami-bed ealy. 🚃👌 Hoitara-ne ! 🌞✌️
@太陽の塔 Good morning! 🌞 How nice and enjoyable time at EXPO. It will be closed soon. 🥲we miss it! I know you like draft beer 🍺. Me,too. When we have a private party, we usually prepare ‘draft beer’. Still I love “Sapporo draft beer” at Ginza. I had a nice one since 1976~. In those days…it costed ¥580~¥650 of the big glass of draft beer. We had 1~2 and after that we took the Hibiya-Line to get Roppongi. 😁 Enjoyable time. My mother hired the private driver for me.(1976~1981). When I was drinking somewhere in Roppongi/Akasaka, the driver waits for me at the time(12:00am). How he could catch me~ 🙃it’s still mysterious Sorry it’s long talk. Ok! I will not say anything about your ‘tatami bed’. Enjoyable Let’s have a good day! 😊😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your fun message ! 😊😄 Wow ! Roppongi is a fun place where is bright all night long.🤗🥃 When Oni-chang was younger than today and living in Tokyo, I often went to Roppongi.🍾🎉🚕🌃 At that time, I liked Karaoke and discos.🎤🕺🙌 Yuming, let's sing 'Roppongi Shinjyu(六本木心中)' with Oni-chang at karaoke bar ! 🎤🎊🌌 Hoitara-next. 👋👋👋
@太陽の塔 Good morning! “Roppongi Shinjyu” by Ann Lewis san. I still remember. You sing 🎤 this?! great! Yes…I am now listening her song on YouTube. It’s so active song isn’t it? You are the great singer. Backing to 1976, I started to sing her song 🎶 “To Gobangai no Mariie”. We will have a nice day together! with smile 😊 Honjya~ne!
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your favorite song !😄👌 Yes, I can choreograph🕺 and sing 'Roppongi Shinjyu' at karaoke bar.🎤 🎶Can't live without you babe 🎶 🎶Don't wanna let you go 🎶🤗 By the way, 'To Gobangai no Mariie (FIFTH AVENUE)' is a song by Mariko Takahashi, isn't it ? 🤔🤭✌️ I like this song and 'Jonnie eno dengon (Message to Johnny)' by Mariko Takahashi. 🍂😢🎤😄 Oni-chang would like to sing together, Yuming !🎤👫🎶 Hoitara-ne.🌞✌️👋
@太陽の塔 Good morning! 🌞 I will tell the one story. We call “karaoke”=empty orchestra Backing to 1976, at Roppongi, they stared the first ‘Karaoke bar’. We go and have a bottle(Suntory Old) We sing ~🎤on the stage. There is a judge. 4kyu~3kyu, I passed 4kyu. And One Suntory Old bottle came to my table(free). The song 🎶 was ‘Gobangai no Mariie” I was only 18 years old. Thank you for listening to me. This karaoke 🎤 story will be continued ~. 😁
Commonly called/Bicolor Iris. Butterfly Iris. Fortnight Lily
Native to/South Africa: the Bathurst region of Eastern Cape
*It grows in glasslands, savannas,forest margins, woodlands, wetlands,riparian zones, and coastal areas.
Symbolism/Protection and Purification
*In some African traditions, the plant’s roots were used as a charm to offer protection and strength to the wearer.
*Genus of 6 species
*Rhizomatous perennial with narrowly sword-shaped,pale green, basal leaves, 24in(60cm)long.
Bears pale to deep yellow flowers, 1 1/2in(4cm)across
*The genus name ‘Dietus’, comes from the Greek words “dis(double) and etes(relative)”
The species
name ‘bicolor’, is Latin for “two-colored”, and describes the yellow flowers with brown blotches at their base.
Photographed 10/1 8:33am 2025
Posted 10/3(Friday) 11:31am 2025