Ornithogalum maculatum yellow buds

These yellow-flowering Ornithogalum maculatum plants seen at Kagga Kamma in September have not opened their buds yet, but carry the black marks normally found on their outer three tepals also on the outside tepal surfaces.

The dull green to blue-green leaves are smooth, strap-shaped and fleshy. They become only about 15 cm long and 1 cm wide (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Vahrmeijer, 1981; iNaturalist).