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Moraea polyanthos

This cormous perennial, slightly taller than M. bulbillifera and with an often much branched stem. The outer tepals (i.e. the outer whorl in a flower) of the flowers are distinctively larger and angular whilst the inner three are narrower with rounded tips.

This is often found on distrurbed ground and on the roadsides.

Family Name:
IRIDACEA
Common Name:
Bloutulp
Plant Height:
60 cm
Flower Colour:
Blue Purple
Flowering Time:
August, September