Moraea polystachya
Family
Iridaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Monocots
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Corm; stems with 3-5 linear channeled leaves; flowers larger than most in genus Moraea; winter flowering.
Habitat
Garden escape in gravel driveways, paths, rockeries. First collected as adventive in 2016, but known for many years before that in one garden in Whanganui.
Flower colours
Blue, Violet/Purple, Yellow
Life cycle
Spreads by seed
Propagation technique
Seed and corms
Year naturalised
1990 (Eastwood Hill, Gisborne)
Origin
South Africa
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Drought tolerant