Cormous herb, up to 1 m high. Bracts 10-18 x 4-8 mm, main veins 5 each side of midvein, white to lightly flecked, tip of each bract not reaching base of second bract above it. Perianth 19-27 mm long. Stigma held 5-12 mm below top of perianth. Flowers mauve to magenta-pink.