From Mozambique and the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, this shade-loving species grows under shrubs and trees in habitat. The plant in general has a straggly appearance, and the leaves are narrow, green, and spotted. What really makes this species unique are the flowers, borne on an inflorescence so weak it needs to be supported on shrubs or it lies prostrate on the ground. These plants are seedlings in one-gallon pots.