Moraea longispatha

Moraea longispatha is a cormous plant from southern Africa, in the Iridaceae family, belonging to the large genus Moraea, which comprises over 200 mostly South African species. Its epithet refers to its long floral bracts (spathes). Like most Moraea, it produces a narrow leaf and a stem bearing short-lived flowers with three larger outer tepals and three smaller inner ones, in pale tones. Flowering occurs in the southern spring. Grown in well-drained soil, full sun, with a dry summer rest.