▁ ▁It ▁normally ▁flowers ▁between ▁spring ▁and ▁early ▁summer , ▁between ▁April ▁and ▁June , ▁with ▁ 1 ▁or ▁ 2 ▁flowers ▁per ▁ax il ▁of ▁each ▁alternate ▁leaf ▁along ▁the ▁stem . ▁There ▁can ▁be ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 4 – 6 ▁( occ asion ally ▁more ) ▁flowers ▁per ▁stem . ▁In ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁they ▁blo om ▁between ▁September ▁and ▁November . ▁The ▁blo oming ▁period ▁last s ▁for ▁about ▁ 3 ▁weeks . ▁Although ▁the ▁individual ▁flowers ▁are ▁fairly ▁short - l ived ▁( last ing ▁for ▁about ▁ 1 – 4 ▁days ). ▁ ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁slightly ▁fra gr ant , ▁and ▁come ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁sh ades ▁of ▁red , ▁from ▁co pper - red ▁( red d ish ▁orange ▁to ▁brown ish ▁orange ), ▁to ▁brick - red , ▁to ▁rust - red , ▁to ▁deep ▁red , ▁and ▁bronze . ▁Occ asion ally ▁there ▁are ▁yellow ▁flow ered ▁forms . ▁Un like ▁many ▁other ▁ir ises , ▁the ▁flower ▁on ▁the ▁falls ▁and ▁standards ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁colour . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 . 5   cm ▁per ian th ▁t ube . ▁ ▁I ris ▁ful va ▁is ▁unusual , ▁as ▁its ▁ 6 ▁pet alled ▁flowers , ▁all ▁dro op ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁middle ▁section . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁wide ▁spread , ▁have ▁ 3 ▁dro op ing ▁falls ▁( or ▁sep als ), ▁which ▁are ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁ 3