Perennial herb. Stems 1-many, short. Leaves recurved at about middle, 0.5-1.2 m long, 6-10 mm wide, V-shaped in cross section, margins smooth to serrulate. Inflorescence overtopping recurved leaves, 0.4-0.9 m high, with oblong-ovoid, fairly dense to elongate and lax raceme. Flowers strongly pigmented and erect to spreading in bud, pale yellow or yellow-green to salmon-pink, orange, coral-red or orange-red and eventually deflexed when mature, 24-35 mm long. Flowering time Feb.-May.
Perennial herb. Inflorescence lax, particularly in lower part. Peduncle up to 0.9 m high. Bracts ovate to ovate-oblong, obtuse. Flowers at first spreading. Perianth 25-35 mm long. Flowers pale yellow or yellowish green to orange, salmon-pink, coral-red or red-orange.