whats this flower ?

hi everyone just a quick question... does anyone know what this flower is ?
a friend of mine took this pic in california it was in a planter outside a shop and i would really love to know what kind of flower it is .. any help is appreciated thanks !!

 

Welcome walking disaster.
Looks like Dietes bicolor. Common name African Iris.

http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/07/35/P4183978.jpg

http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/plants/irid/dietes-bicolor.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietes_bicolor

 

Hey, Silver surfer...why 'walking disaster'...???

 

Sorry togata,you better ask walking disaster that!!!! I haven't got the foggiest!

 

Oh, how stupid can I be! Sorry, w.d.! :-( Just realized that this is your screen name...and not a plant reference of Silver surfer's!!! Boy, do I feel moronic.

OK, I'll ask the right question this time! Walking disaster, why walking disaster???

 

Sounds like a "Senior moment", but I didn't think you were old enough!!!!

 

thank you everyone for being so nice and welcoming me :) ... and thanks for identifiying this flower .. its been annoying me for ages lol

even tho im a florist i dont know many types of flowers im new at it all :D
but totally love it

oh and walking distaster is because im such a cluts i really am a walking disaster ;)

 

You found us, w.d.---so you clearly are doing something right!!! :-)

 

its a nice site im glad i came across it :) very helpful and friendly peoples

 

Don't worry Tog, I thought the exact same thing - I thought SS was making some reference to how invasive the plant was and if you hadn't already posted I would have asked the same thing and I'm definitely not old enough to be considered a senior!!!!

Me too...and how my plants suffer I'm always knocking the poor things over!

Welcome to the forum:)