Perennial herb, geophyte, 0.80-0.95 m high, tufted; corm 30 mm in diam. Leaves linear, acute; venation slightly pronounced; radical leaves 450-650 x 4.5-7.0 mm; reduced sheathing leaves 4. Flowering stems 0.80-0.95 m high. Inflorescence a raceme of spikes, pendulous, with 3-5 lax branches. Bracts 15-19 x 8-11 mm, broadly obovate, acute, flecked, with broad white margins, sometimes flecked along midline. Perianth pale mauve, 25-28 mm long; tube 6-9 mm long; tepals 18-23 x 8-12 mm. Anthers 6.0-8.5 mm long. Flowering time Sept., Oct.