Leaves to 45 cm long, persistent. Stem 30-90 cm tall with 3 bracts. Flowers 4-14, goblet-shaped, red, 4-5 cm wide; late summer to autumn. Perianth tube narrow, about 3 cm long; segments equal, elliptic, acute.Anthers grey. Style branches about 2 cm long, red. Syn. R. pauciflora Klatt.

E Cape Province to Zimbabwe

Several cultivars are available including:

The names 'Gigantea', 'Grandiflora' and 'Major' are applied to forms with large red flowers.

Source: Cooke, D. (2005). Iridaceae. 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. (as Schizostylis coccinea)