Perennial herb from a bulb. Leaves basal, linear, erect, longer than inflorescence. Inflorescence to 30 cm, one-sided. Flowers several, bell-shaped, to 1 cm long; late spring to early summer.Tepals blue to violet.

Southern Europe.

Source: Forster, P. (2005). Bowiea. 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.