| Scientific Name: | Hesperantha coccinea |
| Common Name: | crimson flag, river lily |
| Family Name: | Iridaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - southern |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - horizontal |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Small garden/space |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Grass-like, Alternate, Basal, Soft flexible, Parallel venation, Glabrous, Glaucous, Lanceolate |
| Flowers: | Spike, White, Pink, Red, Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Herbaceous perennial arising from a rhizome; leaves are erect, basal, alternate on flowering stem, narrowly lanceolate-linear, most 20-40cm long x 0.5-2cm wide; spikes with 4-14 flowers, lily-like with 6 tepals but only 3 stamens and 3 styles, most cvs. red or pink, 5-7cm wide, Aug-Oct. | |