Calydorea coelestina

Plants slender, 15-30 cm. Bulbs dark brown, 12 mm diam. Stems simple, rarely 1-branched. Leaves 3-4; basal leaves usually 2, blade narrowly lanceolate to linear, ca. 1/2 stem, 1-3 mm wide; cauline leaves 1(-2), distalmost often entirely sheathing, shorter than basal. Rhipidia usually 1-2-flowered; outer spathe 24-36 mm, inner

Flowering mostly May--Jul. Pine flatwoods; of conservation concern; Fla.

Calydorea coelestina blooms well only after a fire. The flowers open at sunrise and last about three hours. The species is rare, but not currently threatened. A single collection from Camden County, southern Georgia (Schallert s.n., UC) requires confirmation.