Iridaceae FAMILY

Lapeirousia odoratissima

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitCorm

Growth—

The flowers open toward sunset, at which time they are creamy white. By morning the perianth has turned ivory to buff, and the tepals droop slightly below the horizontal; they wilt by the end of the day. The flowers are most intensely fragrant when they first open but maintain their scent through the following day. Ample nectar is produced in the perianth tube^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lapeirousia+odoratissima>

Pollinators

Hawkmoths

References

[1]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 77 — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; Missouri. · 1990 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 0026-6493 ↩︎A botanical journal containing various articles, including a monograph of the tropical African species of Lapeirousia. It can be downloaded from the internet.