Flowers 3-7, erect, strongly sweet-scented. Perianth white, often flushed purple externally; tube 2-4 cm long; segments equal, 15-18 mm long, spreading, the lowermost sometimes with a yellow line; spring. Syn. F. lactea Klatt.
Cape Province.
Source: (2005). Iridaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
