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Perianth bright red to orange-red, 30–40 mm long, c. 5 mm in diameter across the ovary, widening to c. 11 mm at the middle then narrowing at the mouth, cylindrical-ellipsoid; outer segments free almost to the base.
Inflorescences 1–3, to c. 90 cm long; peduncle simple or occasionally 1-branched, oblique, with numerous scattered sterile bracts below the raceme.
Raceme 10–20 × 10–12 cm, curved downwards, very densely flowered; bracts c. 2 × 3 mm deltoid, scarious, brown; pedicels c. 1 mm long.
Perennial herb, usually solitary, acaulescent or with a very short stem.
Stamens and stigma exserted c. 15 mm, both orange coloured.
Capsule and seeds not seen.
