Stem 40-90 cm tall with 1-2 branches. Leaves 4-8, to 50 cm long, 3-6 mm wide. Flowers 5-16 in a loose 1 sided spike, late spring. Perianth cream to salmon, shaded dull pink; tube 5-7 cm long, segments oblong, 20-24 mm long. Anthers purple, in mouth of tube. Syn. I. longiflora Berger.; Morphixia paniculata (Delaroche) Baker.
Cape Province.
I. viridiflora Lam., Green Ixia, from S Africa has a stem 50 to 80 cm tall, branched. Leaves 5-7, 3-5 mm wide. Flowers 18-30 in a dense narrow spike, opening fully only in sunlight. Spathe 8-10 mm long, translucent. Perianth pale blue-green with dark violet centre; tube 5-8 mm long; segments elliptic, acute, 15-25 mm long; late spring. 'Amethystina' Flowers pale blue with violet centres.
Many hybrid Ixia cultivars were produced in the pas, a few of those cultivated today are listed.
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.
Flowers orange inside, bronzy outside, with dark eye.
Flowers almost pure white.
Flowers almost white, shading to light blue in centre, turquoise stamens.
Ixia paniculata 'Golden Emperor'
Flowers dense spike, gold-yellow, black centre, red touches outside.
Flowers bright magenta with dark red centre.
Flowers cream with dark red centre, red reverse.
Flowers with bright turquoise flowers.
Flowers bright yellow with brown centre, red reverse.
Flowers red with dark eye.
Flowers orange-scarlet; habit like i. polystachya.
