▁f ibr ous ▁roots ▁under ne ath ▁and ▁can ▁form ▁many ▁branches . ▁Which ▁eventually ▁spread ▁out ▁to ▁create ▁large ▁cl umps ▁around ▁ 1 – 2 ▁feet ▁wide . ▁ ▁It ▁grows ▁new ▁leaves ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn , ▁which ▁can ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁winter ▁into ▁the ▁spring . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁plant ▁is ▁generally ▁only ▁le a fl ess ▁around ▁August ▁time . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁bright ▁green , ▁bla de - like ▁( mean ing ▁long ▁and ▁narrow ), ▁light ly ▁rib bed ▁( parallel ▁to ▁the ▁stem ) ▁and ▁rise ▁from ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁but ▁then ▁arch ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁stem . ▁They ▁can ▁measure ▁between ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 – 2   cm ▁( ½ ▁to ▁ 1 ▁in ch ) ▁wide . ▁It ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁Dy kes , ▁that ▁when ▁held ▁up ▁the ▁light , ▁the ▁leaves ▁have ▁black ▁d ots , ▁which ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁water - ir ises ▁leaves . ▁Some ▁leaves ▁emer ge ▁along ▁the ▁flower ▁stem ▁( which ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁ca ul ine ▁in ▁bot any ▁terms ). ▁ ▁The ▁flower ▁stem ▁is ▁generally ▁straight ▁with ▁ 1 ▁or ▁ 2 ▁branches ▁( or ▁joint s ), ▁and ▁can ▁reach ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁between ▁. ▁tall . ▁The ▁stem ▁is ▁mid - green ▁in ▁colour , ▁with ▁ 1 – 3 ▁alternate ▁leaves ▁rising ▁along ▁the ▁stem , ▁that ▁are ▁very ▁similar ▁( but ▁smaller ) ▁to ▁the ▁bas al ▁leaves .