Perennial herb, geophyte, 0.9-1.1 m high; stems form small clumps; corm 10-15 mm in diam. Leaves linear, ± acute; venation pronounced; radical leaves 300-4050 x 4.0-6.5 mm; reduced sheathing leaves 3 or 4. Flowering stem 0.90-1.05 m high. Bract light red-brown with broad white margins, lanceolate, tapering, 15-25 x 6-8 mm, ± heavily flecked towards base and along midline. Inflorescence a raceme of spikes; pendulous, with 2-6 branches. Perianth magenta-pink, 18-26 mm long; tube 6-10 mm long, tepals 11-16 x 4-6 mm. Anthers 4.50-5.75 mm long. Flowering time Nov.-Feb.