Iridaceae

Subfamily Aristeoideae

• Aristea ecklonii
• Aristea ensifolia

Subfamily Crocoideae

• Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant'
• Gladiolus communis ssp. byzantinus
• Hesperantha coccinea

Subfamily Crocoideae
Tribe Croceae

• Syringodea longituba

Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Irideae

• Dietes vegeta
• Ferraria crispa
• Iris germanica

Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Mariceae

• Neomarica gracilis

Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Trimezieae

• Trimezia steyermarkii

Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Freesieae

• Anomatheca laxa
• Freesia alba
• Freesia occidentalis
• Freesia unidentified

Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Ixieae

• Geissorhiza radians W/C

Subfamily Ixioideae
Tribe Watsonieae

• Watsonia aletroides W/C
• Watsonia sp.

• Common Name:
• Family: Iridaceae Juss.

• Country of Origin: South Africa
• Habitat:

• Description: Summer blooming, cormous herb. Stems slender, cylindrical; basal leaves mostly 6, erect, to 8 inches long; inflorescence 4-10 inches high, a dense 1-sided, spicate raceme, often branched; perianth bright red, tube about 1 inch long, segments oblong, half as long, the outer ones usually with a dark red basal spot, anthers red. One of the most hardy species of the genus.

  Occasionally listed as Lapeirousia laxa