Leaves 3-6 mm wide, hairy along the raised veins and edges. Stem to 35 cm tall, smooth, simple or 1-branched. Flowers 2-6, either purple to red or white to cream and flushed red on outside; early spring. Perianth tube 1-3 mm long; segments equal, incurved, 10-20 mm long, obovate. Stamens equal, spreading.

SW Cape Province.

Source: Cooke, D. (2005). Iridaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.