Herb, 12–40 cm high; corm 1.5–2.5 cm diam. Leaves with petiole 0.5–6 cm long; lamina oblong, 7–17 cm long, 0.7–1.7 cm wide. Inflorescence with scape unbranched or with one branch, 3–10-flowered. Basal 'outer' primary bract 1–1.8 cm long, with apex dry and membranous, brown; distal 'inner' primary bract dry and membranous, split to the base. Flowers actinomorphic, erect. Perianth tube 1–1.8 cm long, straight, glabrous, purple to blue; lobes 1.8–2.5 cm long, 0.7–1.2 cm wide. Stamens asymmetrically arranged to one side of the flower; anthers 4–6 mm long, purple, rarely yellow. Style branches level with anthers, purple. Flowers Sep.–Nov.
VVP, GipP, OtP, DunT, NIS, HSF, HNF. Once collected from near Geelong (1909) and more recently noted as naturalised at several scattered sites across Victoria, usually in sandy soils.
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.
