Spiloxene capensis

Image: © Brian du Preez

Description

Flowers are solitary on hollow stalk, they can be white, cream, yellow, or pink that are unspotted, or have an iridescent or non-iridescent dark center. It has 2-8 leaves, spreading and grass-like, upper half Y-shaped in cross-section. They grow up to 35cm.

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Scientific name

Spiloxene capensis

Common name(s)

Peacock Flower

Features

Vegetation types

Genus

Spiloxene

Family

Hypoxidaceae