The plant is similar in growth habit to Moraea spathulata in that it has the single leaf from which emerges the unbranching stem from which the flowers emerge at the tip (at least that is the case so far), however the solitary leaf is something like 4 inches wide and 4 foot long, and the spike is an inch thick and 3 foot high. The flowers on the other hand are only around 2 inches wide and seem somewhat out of proportion to the generous size of the rest of the plant. Also unlike M. spathulata the flower nods rather than pointing upwards. Very reminiscent of a lilium actually.

The flower observations are ONLY based from this one flower which is the first time it has flowered for me, so they may not be typical.

Tony Palmer (16 Sept 2001)