| Common Name: | Chocolate Lily |
| Synonym: | Dichopogon strictus |
| Family: | Liliaceae (Anthericaceae) |
| Size: | 0.2-1m x 0.2-0.8m |
| Description: | Tufted perennial herb with tubers at the end of roots. Persistent leaf fibres around base of plant. Plants die down to rootstock in summer. |
| Leaves: | Narrow, flat, slightly channelled leaves 10-60cm x 1-10mm. |
| Flowering: | Erect branched flowering stem with single fragrant flowers on erect stalks to 35mm long, petal and sepal lobes spreading. Anthers purple with bright yellow appendages. |
| Flower Colour: | Deep pink to mauve |
| Flowering Time: | September to December |
| Growing Conditions: | Well drained soils in grassy areas, woodlands and open forests. Frost tolerant. Full sun, semi-shade. |
| Garden Use: | Plant in groups or drifts in small gardens, cottage gardens, rockeries and containers. Grow well under trees. Chocolate fragrance is very obvious. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 38, 42 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | Food - tubers, raw or roasted |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 2, 4, 5 Peter Kinchington ©; 3a David Blair ©; 3b Marilyn Gray © |