Plants 1.50-1.65 m high, forming clumps. Corm ± 30 mm diam. Stem with lowermost peduncle 45-90 mm long. Foliage leaves several, 800-900 x 6-12 mm; reduced sheathing leaves ± 5. Spikes erect, terminal densely 11-to 13-flowered, laterals ± 10, each 5-to 10-flowered; bracts lanceolate to elliptic, acuminate, 14-20 x 8 mm, 2 or more internodes long, basal 1/3-1/2 green drying brown, often flecked brownish, rest of bract membranous and whitish very sparsely flecked reddish brown or ochre-coloured with midline reddish brown to ochre-coloured, veins many, coalescing below in solid patch. Flowers subrotate, pale magenta-pink with conspicuous red and yellow diamonds at base of tepals; perianth tube (5-)7-8 mm long; tepals 18-19 x 7.0-8.5 mm. Anthers 6-7 mm long. Stigmas held 7-9 mm below top of perianth.
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