LEAVES tapering, curved, to 11 cm long, 5-8 mm wide. STEM 10-25 cm tall, fewbranched. SPATHES to 10 mm, green. FLOWERS 4-10, white to cream; early spring. PERIANTH tube 5-9 mm long, straight; lobes almost equal, 11-17 mm long, outer ones red-purple on the back.

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.