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Geophyte, up to 0.9 m high. Leaves 1-3; present at flowering, occasionally absent; blade linear, ± 450 x 5 mm, deeply channelled. Flowers: in a 10-20-flowered umbel; pedicels 30-50 mm long; stamen appendages present, fused below; perianth angled downwards, zygomorphic, tube very short, lobes narrowly obovate, usually crisped, 25-30 x 3-5 mm, pale to deep pink, midvein darker; Jan.-Apr. Fruit a subglobose, membranous capsule.
Perennial geophyte, 0.5-0.6 m high. Leaves often dry at flowering, linear, 1.5-4.0 mm wide, ± fleshy, channelled. Flowers in an elegant head; perianth 25-35 mm long, pink, segments narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 mm wide, all flared upwards, ± crisped towards tips, ± as long as stamens, base of filaments with small lacerated appendages. Flowering time Feb.-Apr.
