The genus Ixia consists of a number of cormous plants native to South Africa from the Iridaceae family and Ixioideae subfamily. Some of them are known as the corn lily. Some distinctive traits include: sword-like leaves, and long wiry stems with star-shaped flowers. It usually prefers well-drained soil. They have a specific but not very intense fragrance of vegetables. That is why it is often visited by many insects such as bees.

Ixia erubescens, commonly known as Little Kalossie in English or Kleinagretjie in Afrikaans and synonymously known as Agretta crispa, Ixia crispa and Tritonia thunbergia, is an endangered South African endemic species found in the Western Cape province, ranging from Piketberg and Tulbagh to Caledon, growing on seasonally damp, heavy clay or granitic alluvium amongst fynbos. During spring it produces magnificent bright pink flowers.