Kniphofia fibrosa Baker

Plants usually single-stemmed. Leaves grasslike, at first erect then bending over ± at middle, 350-600 x 3-4 mm, keeled; margin scaberulous to finely denticulate towards apex, often smooth towards base. Scape overtopping recurved leaves, 300-600 mm tall. Raceme subglobose to oblong, dense, 25-70 x 25-35 mm; buds spreading, greenish white to reddish; flowers spreading to pendulous, creamy yellow in the typical form, yellow, coral or orange in hybrids(see notes below). Bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 5-7 mm long; margin entire to minutely denticulate towards apex. Perianth cylindrical (12-)15-20(-24 in hybrids) mm long; lobes broadly ovate, 1 mm long, not spreading. Stamens exserted by up to 3 mm at anthesis. Fruit ovoid-triquetrous, 3-4 mm long.