Botanical name

Drimia media

Family

Asparagaceae

Common Name

Jeukbol, Jeukui
Drimia media

Description

Bulbous geophyte up to 70cm, usually evergreen, the flowering stem is about twice the length of the leaves. Leaves 8-10, emergent or present at flowering, suberect, rigid, cylindrical, 0.3mm wide; flowers silvery within and purple-brownish on the outside, tepals reflex sharply backwards; anthers purple.

Habitat

Sandy coastal flats and slopes

Flower Date

January to March