Ixia polystachya

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Read about Ixia polystachya in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Ixia polystachya, Linn. Corm globose, ľ in. or less diam., with fine fibers: lvs. about 4 at base and 2 on st linear, strongly ribbed, 6-12 in.: st.slender, 1-2 ft., simple or branched: fls. many, in erect spikes; perianth-limb white, the segms. oblong; filaments short. B.M. 623 (as I. erecta). Var. ornata, Baker. Segms. tinged red outside. var. bicolorata, Baker. Fls. pale yellow, tinged violet outside. var. flavescens, Baker. Fls. pale yellow.


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