Ixia patens

Common names: Spreading-flowered Ixia, Crimson Ixia

Genus: Ixia

Species: Ixia patens

Class: Triandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Gawler

Modern Genus: Ixia

Modern Species: Ixia patens

Modern Family: Iridaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: pink, rose-purple, crimson, or rarely white

Season: spring

Native Region: S Africa (SW Cape)

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum