Sparaxis grandiflora Ker Gawl.

Plants mostly 120-300 mm high. Corm globose, 6-15 mm diam., tunics of fine, pale netted fibres. Stem simple or 1-to 3(-5)-branched from base. Leaves 6 to 10, in basal fan, ± lanceolate to weakly falcate, mostly 1/2-2/3 as long as stem, (4-)7-12 mm wide, obtuse-acuminate or acute, with prominent main vein and numerous fine secondary veins. Spike suberect or inclined, mostly 2-to 6-flowered; bracts dry, crinkled, pale, usually with brown streaks, 12-16(-20) mm long including cusps, outer ± lacerated distally, with 3 prominent, twisted dark brown cusps, inner slightly smaller, with 2 prominent cusps. Flowers with radially symmetric perianth but unilateral stamens, white to pale or deep yellow with outer tepals often flushed purple outside, often with dark marks at tepal bases, or violet or dark plum-purple but pale in tube, usually unscented but sometimes faintly sweet-scented or strongly scented of Freesia; perianth tube funnel-shaped, 10-14 mm long, narrow basal part 3-5 mm long; tepals subequal or outer 3 slightly larger, 22-45 x 10-18(-25) mm. Stamens unilateral but diverging, abaxial stamen twisted to lie against adaxial tepal; filaments 7-10 mm long; anthers facing inward, 7-12(-14) mm long, white. Style unilateral, slender, white, lying against adaxial tepal, dividing opposite middle of anthers or up to 2 mm beyond anther tips, branches filiform, 6-9 mm long. Capsules ± barrel-shaped, 6-10 mm long, Seeds 7 or 8 per locule, ± 1.8 mm diam.

Can be grown by seedlings.