Patersons babiana

 Babiana patersoniae

Cormous perennial, 15-25cm high. Leaves narrowly lance-shaped, pleated and hairy. Flowers narrowly funnel-shaped with a slender tube 20-30 mm long, white to pale blue or mauve with yellow markings, fragrant, the inner floral bracts forked to the base.
Quotation: Wildflowers of South Africa, John Manning