Flowers for the garden
Large-anthered Ferraria
F. antherosa Ker-Gawl.
Family Iridaceae. On sandy slopes in the southern part of the Cape Province of South Africa.
Basal leaves 2–3 in number, linear, strongly veined, stem leaves numerous, in the form of reduced membranous blades. Flower 3 cm long, matte, greenish-purple; perianth segments spreading. Corm flattened-round.