Moraea huttonii Tecomaria Inside the flower (spathe) sits

Inside the flower (spathe) sits a club-like green spadix with black freckles

The 1' tall evergreen clumps produce long flower spikes

The blue leaves have a flecked appearance due to muted chartreuse streaking throughout the foliage

although flower buds were killed when winter temperatures dropped below 5 degrees F

Moraea huttonii Tecomaria Inside the flower (spathe) sitsMoraea huttonii is an amazing iris relative that hails from the high mountains of South Africa (Eastern Cape & KwaZulu Natal). The tight clumps of 3' long, strongly arching, evergreen, iris like foliage is topped, starting for us in mid April with 20" stalks of bright yellow, sweetly fragrant flowers, each etched with brown vein patterns. We have found Moraea huttonii to perform best in a wide range of conditions from sun to light shade. Although it