Short-stemmed grass aloe 200-300 mm tall, solitary or suckering; prostrate to pendent. Leaves ± 7, distichous at first, becoming rosu­late, lorate, 110-300 x 6-12 mm, canaliculate, margins minutely denticulate below middle. Inflorescence a subcapitate raceme; peduncle 160-240 mm long, with few sterile bracts; bracts ovate-acute, 10-17 x 5-6 mm, veins obscure. Flowers orange, 19-27 mm long, cylindric; pedicels 11-25 mm long; segments free to base. Anthers included. Ovary 3.5-7.0 x 1.5-2.0 mm, yellowish green; style included. Fruit ± 25 x 9 mm, buff to grey. Seeds charcoal-grey, ± 4 x 2 x 1 mm, not winged. Flowering time January to February.