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Hesperantha cucullata

White tepals with outer 3 purple on outer surfaces; plant in infrequently mown lawn, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 20/09/2016, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

White tepals with outer 3 pink-purple on outer surfaces; plant in infrequently mown lawn, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 19/09/2016, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Flowering plant in infrequently mown lawn, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 20/09/2016, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Aandblom (Afrikaans, meaning ‘evening flower’)

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Simplified description

Leaves emerge from corms in late winter; flowers August-September (in NZ), 6 white tepals with the 3 outer ones pink-purple on outer surfaces (so the unopened buds are pink-purple).

Flower colours

Violet/Purple, White

Detailed description

Leaves emerge from corms in late winter; flowers August-September (in NZ), 6 white tepals with the 3 outer ones pink-purple on outer surfaces (so the unopened buds are pink-purple). Flowers open late afternoon and remain open until after dark, scented.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Hesperantha

Family

Iridaceae

Authority

Hesperantha cucullata Klatt

Endemic family

Ecology

Fruiting

Seeds freely into lawns or gravel near planted specimens.

Year naturalised

2016

Origin

South Africa

Reason for introduction

Ornamental - sold as cut flower and as corms (I Bell, pers. comm.; sometimes sold, incorrectly, as H. baurii)

Referencing and citations

Attribution

Fact sheet prepared by Colin C Ogle, Oct 2016

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