''Drimia media'' is a species of ''

Drimia ''Drimia'' is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (formerly the family Hyacinthaceae). When broadly circumscribed, the genus includes a number of othe ...

'' native to South Africa. It is a bulb plant like other ''Drimia'' species, such as '' Drimia platyphylla''. It was described in 1799 by Jacq Willid.

Description

It is a bulbular ''Drimia'', with long, rigid leaves, that are cyndricial with pointed tips likely to maximize exposure to the sun and reduce loss of water. Its bulbs about 2 inches across when mature. Multiple leaves grow from each bulb. This plant grows in winter.

Flowers

Its flowers grow on a stalk, and in a loose clump in Autumn. It is brownish on the outside of the tubular petals, and with antlers that are purple or blue.

References

Scilloideae Plants described in 1799 {{Asparagaceae-stub