Leaf 2-3 mm wide, pubescent on back. Stem 20-30 cm tall, usually 1 branched. Flowers 2, blue-violet with a black pubescent centre; early spring. Outer segments 20-24 mm long, 14-20 mm wide with deep blue signals and bases covered with black hairs; inner segments 15-20 mm long, with 2 short lateral lobes and a long central cusp. Style branches 6 mm long, crests triangular.

SW Cape.

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.