This member of the Iridaceae family was given this name by Carl
Linnaeus in 1762. It is found in the Cape Province of South
Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some
to lots of sun. The bulb will grow to two and a half centimetre,
the leaves reach 30 to 100 centimetres high. The flowers are
either white, pink, purple or bluish, and might have a darker
centre. It will flower in the early