Libertia ixioides

Libertia ixioides, commonly known as mikoikoi and the New Zealand iris, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand; its range covers the North, South, and Stewart Islands. L. ixioides is commonly found in coastal to montane areas; it inhabits cliffs, gullies, ridgelines, rocky places, and the banks of rivers. A perennial herb, it reaches 900 mm in height with leaves reaching 1160 mm in length. It was first described by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1824. It gets its specific epithet, ixioides, after its similar resemblance to Ixia species....read more on Wikipedia.