Botanical name

Drimia salteri

Family

Asparagaceae

Common Name

Poison Squill
Drimia salteri
Drimia salteri
Drimia salteri
Drimia salteri
Drimia salteri
Drimia salteri

Description

Bulbous geophyte up to 25cm. Leaves dry or emergent at flowering, 2-several, erect or falcate, terete. Flowers are crowded in slender racemes, white to brownish or maroon, open at night to mid-morning. Capsules ovoid.

Habitat

Sandy or stony slopes

Flower Date

October to February usually after fire