A 3-4 feet tall naked flower stem
with a terminal raceme rises above a grass-like clump of
foliage 24 inches tall.
Star-shaped flowers are borne in a terminal
raceme composed of 20-80 flowers per stem. Each
flower has 6 perianth segments with
flower colors of blue, purple, white or cream.
The flowers twist around the maturing seed
capsule as they wither.
Late spring to early summer.
The basal leaves are linear to strap shaped,
which creates a grasslike appearance.
The leaves can be up to 24 inches long and 1 inch wide.
