Ferraria is a genus of perennial bulbous plants in the Iridaceae family found in southern tropical Africa to the southern Cape. Of 11 species, 7 are found in the Cape region of South Africa and others found in Namaqualand.

Ferraria ferrariola is endemic to South Africa and found growing in deep sand on the western coast. It is greenish-white, or pale greenish-yellow to greenish-blue with the outer segments finely striped with short dark lines. Other distinguishing characteristics are a stem not covered with leaf sheaths and red or purple spotted basal leaf sheaths.