Onixotis

Onixotis is a small South African genus in the Colchicaceae family, now often included within the genus Wurmbea by botanists. These cormous plants of winter-wet habitats produce fine leaves and a spike of small star-shaped flowers, white to purple-blotched, in spring. As the exact species is not specified for this item, this description remains at genus level: they grow in cool to moist soil during the growing season, in full sun, with a drier summer rest.