Cyanella lutea subsp. rosea flowers

The slender-stalked flowers of Cyanella lutea subsp. rosea grow in racemes, subtended by narrow bracts. There are second, smaller bracts on the pedicels about halfway between the stems and the flowers.

The six elliptic to ovate perianth segments or tepals occur in two whorls of three, tapering to acutely pointed tips. The tepals spread to flexing back, slightly wavy and concave above. Corolla colour varies from nearly white to deep pink with three to five longitudinal vein lines mostly in deep pink-purple. These lines, particularly the lateral ones, often don’t reach the tepal tips. The flower is about 15 mm in diameter.

Flowering happens late in winter through spring (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Manning, 2007; Moriarty, 1997; Gledhill, 1981; iNaturalist).