Blue tulip
Moraea setifolia

Family: Iridaceae

What it is like

A corm or bulb plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 35 cm tall. The flowers are blue to purple.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Australia, Lesotho, South Africa (country/location of origin), Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The corm or root is eaten as a snack.

The corms are especially eaten by children.

Edible parts

Corm, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Gynandriris rogersii (Baker) R.C.Foster; Gynandriris setifolia (L.f.) R.C.Foster; Helixyra rogersii (Baker) N.E.Br.; Helixyra setifolia (L.f.) N.E.Br.; Iris setacea Thunb.; Iris setifolia L.f.; Moraea humilis Eckl.; Moraea rogersii Baker; Moraea setacea (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.; Moraea xerospatha MacOwan ex Baker; Moraea xerospatha var. monophylla J.M.Black; Vieusseuxia setacea (Thunb.) Eckl.;