Babiana sinuata

Endemic to the Northern and Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows on stony shale slopes within fynbos and succulent karoo vegetation, Babiana sinuata is a cormous plant in the Iridaceae. Its ribbed, lance-shaped leaves have crisped, hairy margins and are distinctively twisted in their upper half. In the southern spring it bears a spike of funnel-shaped, pale blue-mauve flowers marked with a violet central blotch on the median tepal. It requires a sunny position, well-drained soil, and a dry summer dormancy.