Corm 1–2 cm diam. Leaves linear to narrowly obovate, 8–20 cm long, 5–15 mm wide. Inflorescence with scape unbranched. Primary bracts narrowly ovate, 2.3–2.8 cm long; apex acute and shallowly torn. Flowers broadly funnel-shaped. Perianth tube c. 8 mm long, narrow at base, widened above, bright yellow; lobes 2.5–3 cm long, c. 1 cm wide, orange to dark red with a black sagittate mark at base. Stamens symmetrically arranged around the style; anthers yellow. Style erect, not exceeding anthers; branches cuneate, 1–2 mm long, yellow. Bulbils few, in lower leaf axils only. Flowers Aug.–Oct.
MuM, VVP, VRiv, GipP, OtP, Gold, CVU, NIS, HSF. Also naturalised in WA, SA. Commonly grown as a garden ornamental, occasionally escaping through dumped garden refuse and establishing in grassy communities.
Source:
Conn, B.J. (1994). Iridaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons, pp. 686–716. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
