Babiana stricta

Common names: Red-blue Ixia

Genus: Ixia

Species: Ixia Rubro-cyanea

Class: Triandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Jacquin

Modern Genus: Babiana

Modern Species: Babiana stricta

Modern Family: Indaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: purple, mauve or blue

Season: late winter early spring

Native Region: S Africa

Artist: S. Edwards