Leaves 2-6, to 25 cm or so long and 5-10 mm wide. Flower clusters of 4-10 flowers, each with a stalk 1-3 cm long; summer. Perianth more or less upright, white, about 5 cm long, slightly curved, fragrant. Styles protruding from the tube. Spathes 2, spotted red at first.

South Africa

var. cooperi (Baker) Dyer Flowers cream.

 

C. obrienii Baker has leaves to 25 cm long, 1 cm wide. Flower clusters of 6-8 flowers. Perianth nodding, orange-red, 3-4 cm long.

Source: Spencer, R.; Hay, A.; Ashburner, W. (2005). Amaryllidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.