Perennial herb, solitary, acaulescent with fleshy leaves in a compact rosette, the expanded bases of the leaves forming a bulb-like swelling below ground c. 5 cm in diameter. Leaves (only immature ones seen), up to 10 cm long, 2–3 cm wide toward the base, lanceolate, fleshy with a scabrid surface; margin very densely fimbriate, with flexible white cartilaginous teeth c. 1.5 mm long. Inflorescence simple, erect to 90 cm high; peduncle with several white, papery, sterile bracts below the raceme, the bracts to 3.5 cm long and 2–5 cm apart. Raceme 20–30 × 6 cm, cylindric, rather densely flowered, the buds enveloped by bracts; bracts 20–25 × 3–4 mm, linear-lanceolate, white, papery; pedicels 8–10 mm long, elongating to 15 mm in fruit. Perianth coral-pink, paler at the mouth, 30–35 mm long, c. 5 mm in diameter across the ovary, cylindric, widening slightly toward the mouth, base rounded; outer segments free for one-third with tips slightly spreading. Stamens and stigma exserted c. 2 mm. Capsule 15 × 10 mm, ovoid, purplish-brown, glossy. Seeds 2 × 3.5 mm, black with narrow pale buff wings.
