Wurmbea is a genus of perennial bulbous plants in the Colchicaceae family from sub-saharan Africa and Australia. The rootstock is a corm and flowers can be either star or trumpet-shaped.

Wurmbea hiemalis is a South African endemic perennial flowering bulb found on damp sandy slopes in the southwestern Cape in conjunction with fynbos. It is an autumn to winter bloomer with white flowers with purple or black margins and tepals about as long as the tube.