Romulea is a genus in the Iridaceae family of about 90 species that is found both in South Africa and in Europe. Rootstock is a corm, globose, bell shaped to top shaped, compressed or asymmetric with a circular to crescent shaped basal ridge. This genus has flowers reminiscent of Crocus. Many are quite striking, especially the South African species and there is a great variation in colour and markings of the flowers. They are easy to grow in pots and many are easy from seed, flowering rather quickly in some cases.

Romulea longipes is a South African endemic species found in the Eastern Cape province growing on sandy flats. Growing from 15 to 50 cm high, it has three to five narrowly four-grooved leaves, a corm with an oblique basal ridge of fibril clusters, and cream to apricot flowers with small markings around the yellow cup. Flowering occurs between July-November.