Dierama atrum N.E.Br.

Plants 0.75-1.25 m high, solitary or a few in small tufts. Corm ± 25-30 mm diam. Stem with lowermost peduncle (55-)90-130 mm long. Foliage leaves few, 300-750 x 3.0-6.5 mm; reduced sheathing leaves 4 or 5. Spikes pendulous, terminal 4-to 8(13)-flowered, laterals 1 to 5(6), each 2-to 7(10)-flowered; bracts elliptic-lanceolate, acute to acuminate, 17-26 x 8-11 mm, < or up to 2 internodes long, lightly to heavily flecked all over but more lightly on shoulders, appearing pale brown, lateral veins 5 or 6 each side of main vein. Flowers bell-shaped with tepals suberect and flaring slightly apically, dark maroon to purple-black, rarely paler; perianth tube 8-12 mm long; tepals 15-22 x 5-9 mm. Anthers 6-9 mm long. Stigmas held 1-5 mm below top of perianth.