Moraea ochroleuca aka Red Tulp

Moraea ochroleuca has the common name apricot Cape tulip. It belongs to Iridaceae, the iris family. Its home range lies in South Africa's Cape region. Kew places it in the west-southwestern Cape and southwestern Cape. The RHS gives its range as the southwestern Cape. Kew links it with a subtropical climate. It is not native to Britain or Ireland. The RHS accepts Moraea ochroleuca as the correct name. It lists Homeria ochroleuca as a synonym, or another name. It also lists the older name Homeria collina var. ochroleuca.

Kew calls this plant a tuberous geophyte. This means it has a storage organ below ground. Chicago Botanic Garden groups it with bulbs for garden use. The sources thus use different terms for its growth below ground. Chicago also says the plant has an upright form. The supplied records give no full-grown height or width. They do not describe its leaves, stems, or fruit. The RHS gives leaf details for the wider genus only. These do not tell us this species' leaf form.

Chicago lists salmon and yellow as the flower colours. Its record gives May and June as the bloom months. This timing comes from a garden source in Illinois. The supplied evidence gives no bloom dates for other places. It gives no flower size or scent details. Nor does it say what pollinates the flowers. The common name points to the flowers' warm colours. The record supports its use in bedding and garden borders. Its upright form also matters when choosing where to place it. The supplied species records list no other landscape uses.

Chicago lists full sun and partial shade for light. The care record gives a moderate need for water. It places the plant in USDA hardiness zones 9–11. The sources give no UK hardiness rating or soil pH range. They give no drainage advice for this species. Nor do they say how watering needs change with the seasons. Chicago marks its page as an archived record. Its content dates from before February 2022. It gets no updates. The supplied records list no pests or diseases. They give no evidence for food or medicinal uses. They do not show whether the plant is toxic.