Flora Detail
| Common Name | Common Grasslily, Blue Grass Lily, Sokkiesblom, |
| Family | Asphodelaceae |
| Date Observed | 20-01-2022 |
| Category | Bulbs/Rhizomes |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 7728RG |
| Flowering Time | Summer |
| Colour | Blue to Purple |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | |
| Koppie | |
| Nature Reserve | Few |
| Small Holding | |
| Village | |
| Greater Rooiels | |
Caesia contorta
Information
Common Grasslily, Blue Grass Lily, Sokkiesblom,Latin: tortus = winding: referring to the twisting of the tepals as they wither.
Latin: tortus = winding: referring to the twisting of the tepals as they wither.
Rhizomatous geophyte with untidy sprawling stems. Leaves in grass-like tufts, strap-shaped to linear, bright to grey-green; flowers sparse, nodding, pale-blue and white; flowers open in the afternoon.
