Bartram's Ixia

This is an endangered species. Please do not steal from the wild.



Mostly grown as a curiosity as it is an early morning bloomer and nearly invisible when not in flower. Grow in a wildflower garden.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Is endemic to only a few counties in NE Florida and does best in a fire-controlled habitat.

Attracts bumblebees (Huegel, C. 2013. Palmetto 31: 3-6)

Wet to mesic flatwoods. Does well in fire-maintained habitats.

• Showy flowers