Hi, We've had discussions in the past about Tritonia dubia which a number of us grew thinking it was Ixia pumilio. I grew mine from seed that was identified as Ixia pumilio which is about the same size but has short spikes of brick red flowers. Tritonia dubia blooms much earlier than most of the other species I grow some of which have just started blooming recently and others have yet to bloom. My Tritonia dubia was much happier this year with less rainfall than usual and bloomed a very long time. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Mary Sue