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 leucantha, commonly known as Milk Kalossie and synonymously known as Ixia candida and Ixia patens var. leucantha, is a range-restricted endangered South African endemic species found in the Western Cape province, ranging from Agulhas Plain between Elim and Baardskeerdersbos where it grows in sandy soils in Elim Ferricrete Fynbos. From mid to late spring it produces pure white flowers.