Perennial herb from a tunicate bulb. Leaves 2-few, sheathing, broadly linear, u-shaped. Inflorescence to 30 cm, dense, spike-like. Flowers numerous, spreading, about 3 cm long; spring. Tepals blue, violet, pink, white or cream, tubular-bell-shaped with reflexed lobes. Anthers cream, outer 3 inserted in middle of tepals, inner 3 at the base. Seeds black with an appendage.

Turkey, Syria and Lebanon

Widely grown as a spring bulb in full sun to light shade. Generally treated as an annual or pot plant in Australian conditions.There are numerous cultivars in shades of blue, pink, purple, red, white and yellow

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