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Bulb ovoid or subglobose; inner tunics pale reddish, produced some distance above its apex; leaves 12-18, produced after the flowers, linear from a dilated base, acuminate, ciliated, 3-4 in. long, 1/4 in. broad, covered with linear, white, lacerated, centrally-affixed scales; perianth-tube 2 in.long; segments oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, about an inch long, 1/4 in. broad; stamens 6, about 1/2 in. long; anther longer than the filament; style exserted, 1/2-5/8 in. beyond the segments, stout, subangular, thicker gradually towards the base.
Perennial geophyte, 70-100 mm high. Leaves dry at flowering, ± curved towards apex, covered with clusters of stiff, white, longitudinally orientated hairs, affixed to blade at middle, margins with clusters of transversally orientated hairs. Flower solitary, salver-shaped, pink; perianth segments ± 35 mm long; anthers 6; ovary subterranean; style ± deflexed sideways; stigma broad. Flowering time Nov., Dec.
Bulbous geophyte, up to ± 80 mm tall, in small clusters. Leaves 12-18, dry at flowering, spreading, ± curved towards tips, surfaces covered with parallel clusters of stiff, white, longitudinally orientated hairs, affixed to blade at middle, margin covered with clusters of transversally orientated hairs. Flower salver-shaped, pink.
A bulb plant. There are 12-18 leaves produced after the flowers. They are 8-10 cm long by 6 mm wide. They have white scales. The flowers are pink.
