Iridaceae
Blue-tulip
Moraea polystachya
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Moraea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Kaapse bloutulp, Bloutulp
- English
- Blue-tulip
Synonyms
- Iris lacera Lam.
- Iris polystachya Thunb.
- Moraea multiflora Sol. ex Baker
- Moraea toxicaria Dinter
- Vieusseuxia multiflora Eckl.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 104 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Cowles, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Lloyd Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.