Moraea fugacissima

Image: © Paul Emms

Description

The flowers are yellow and fragrant and they flower from July to September. They prefer wet sand and clay flats.

Sources and references

• http://www.fernkloof.org.za/index.php/all-plants/plant-families/item/moraea-fugacissima
• Wikipedia
• Redlist
• http://www.fernkloof.org.za/index.php/all-plants/plant-families/item/moraea-fugacissima
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraea_fugacissima_
• http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1556-165

Scientific name

Moraea fugacissima

Common name(s)

Lunch Clockflower

Features

• Fragrant
• Suitable for clay soil
• Suitable for wet sites
• Will attract monkey beetles

Vegetation types

• Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Genus

Moraea

Family

Iridaceae