Generally solitary gray-green rosette to 1m broad, 6 dm tall; young plantlets developing from roots near older plants but generally separate from them; longest leaves ca. 5dm long, crowded; inflorescences to 4m tall, paniculate; flower buds purple-orange; sepals green-yellow, tinged orange near tip; frequent on limestone; photos; meiosis; meiosis not yet occurring in anthers.
Generally solitary gray-green rosette to 1m broad, 6 dm tall; young plantlets developing from roots near older plants but generally separate from them; longest leaves ca. 5dm long, crowded; inflorescences to 4m tall, paniculate; flower buds purple-orange; sepals green-yellow, tinged orange near tip; frequent on limestone; photos; meiosis; meiosis not yet occurring in anthers.