Lampranthus spectabilis (Haw.) N.E.Br.

Bushy shrub. Stems sprawling to erect, glabrous, terete, reddish brown; branches erect. Lvs glaucous with pale dots, not papillate, subterete to weakly 3-angled, linear, acute, curving upwards, tapered to shortly connate lf-base, 10–20–(30) × 3–5 mm, 3–5 mm thick; keel smooth and rounded throughout. Fls 1–7–(10) in terminal cymes, 50–60 mm diam. Calyx glabrous; sepals 8–15 mm long. Petals spreading, pinkish purple above, paler beneath without median stripe, 15–30 mm long. Stamens 2–6 mm long; filaments white, hairy at base; anthers pale yellow. Capsule c. 1 cm diam. Seeds not seen.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: Sep.–Feb.