Leaves 30–50 cm long, 2.5–4.5 cm wide. Inflorescence with scape up to 120 cm long, 1- or 2-branched, with 2–4 condensed 2–5-flowered clusters. Primary bracts 3–5 cm long. Flowers usually white, sometimes blue or violet, yellow, often streaked or flecked with contrasting colours. Perianth tube c. 2 cm long; sepals 6–8 cm long, recurved, bearded with yellow hairs on midvein; petals 6–8 cm long, erect to incurved, glabrous. Seeds dull brown. Flowers Sep.–Oct.
GleP, VVP, VRiv, GipP, OtP, Gold, CVU, DunT, NIS, HSF, HNF. Also naturalised in WA, SA, NSW, Tas. North and South America. An occasional garden escape, often established near old homesteads.
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.
