Ferraria Crispa - Star Fish Iris Blooms

[tweedle2009]

First day there was one flower
Second Day, there was one
Third Day there were three
Fourth day, 5 blooms ...

You wouldn't notice when the buds will pop up or die back.It's all magical.No trace of flower left after the it has finished blooming.

[Johara]

Adnan, amazing looking flowers. How long do they last?

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

Exotic

[khabbab]

How is the fragrance?

[aykhan]

Very unique. I'll try this next year. They're winter blooming right? Let us know if they survive the Lahore summer!

[tweedle2009]

This is Ferraria Crispa Nortieri.I have black ones as well as ferraria crista white (Vanilla scented).They are too small to flower.I had already sold the mature ones so I believe they must be flowering some where else.These corms were bought last MAY meaning these are both summer as well as winter hardy.

[tweedle2009]

How is the fragrance?

Very Strange.Neither pleasant nor bad.

[Izhar]

Isn't it creepy?? such a unique bloom...

[tweedle2009]

The plant itself is very strange.You visit your garden one day and you notice nothing special.Next day you walk in and you find a spider sitting on top of your ferraria's leaves.

No flowering spike, looks as if the spider is sitting on top of leaves.Still unsure if flower opens for only a single day or comes back again the next day.