Perennial herb; acaulescent or occasionally shortly caulescent. Stems 1-4, up to 0.25 m long. Leaves recurved; blade stiff, 0.6-1.0 m x 22-45 mm, V-shaped in cross section; margins and keel finely serrulate. Flowers: inflorescence overtopping leaves, 0.8-1.2 m high, raceme ovoid, dense; perianth 18-22 mm long, purplish orange and spreading in bud, pale yellow-green or tinged with orange and pendulous when mature; Nov.-Feb.
Perennial herb. Stems 1-4, up to 0.25 m high. Leaves recurved, stiff, 0.6-1.0 m long, 22-45 mm wide, V-shaped in cross section, margins and keel finely serrulate. Inflorescence overtopping leaves, 0.8-1.2 m high, with ovoid, dense raceme. Flowers purplish orange and spreading in bud, pale yellow-green or tinged with orange and pendulous when mature, 18-22 mm long. Flowering time Nov.-Feb.