Red Hills Soap Plant

Description

This uncommon perennial wildflower grows from a red or brown-coated-bulb-up to 7 centimeters wide. The basal leaves have very wavy edges. The-inflorescence-may be a meter long and is composed of many flowers, each with six-tepals-which are white with a purple midvein. The tepals are narrow, up to 3 centimeters long, and curl back as they spread open. Each ephemeral flower opens in the evening and closes by the following morning. There are six-stamens-tipped with yellow anthers. The fruit is a capsule just over half a centimeter long.