Tritonia bakeri subsp. lilacina inflorescence

The flowers of Tritonia bakeri subsp. lilacina grow alternating up opposite sides of a somewhat zigzagging spike axis. There may be up to 20 flowers in an inflorescence.

Short, brown papery bracts hold the flowers at the base. The buds have deep red purple as well as green parts. The tubes are long, not as long as those of the other subspecies, called subsp. bakeri.

The open flower may be 4 cm in diameter, its tube up to 5 cm long. The slightly wavy tepals of the open flowers are here pale pink, more so towards their somewhat pointed tips. Dark vein lines are particularly evident towards the tepal tips and on their outer surfaces.

Flowering happens in spring (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Moriarty, 1997; iNaturalist; https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org).