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Showy South African Irid; 12-50cm, ephemeral flowers strongly scented, yellow or blue, corms edible and reportedly pleasant tasting; once an important food source for early Cape settlers. Moreas are among the showiest of Cape bulbs and deserve a place in the garden of every bulb enthusiast.

An outstanding species from Turkey, the Iranian tubergenianum is often considered a form of this with azure blue flowers shading paler or white on the lobes.

This does not appear to differ significantly from plain botryoides.

Strange looking with a tassel of frilly sterile flowers sitting atop the normal flower scape, the finger in a light socket effect wins it a place in our gardens.

An intriguing species from the Caucasus, flowers are pale blue to nearly white, quite attractive and seldom offered.