This species is widespread in the coastal parts of the Western and Northern Cape Province of South Africa, where it could be considered to be a winter-rainfall form of the more widespread Boophane disticha. A splay of distichous leaves arise from a bulb that typically is raised above ground; those leaves are green and glaucous. What makes this species so desirable besides the form are the intense red flowers that are produced in the spring. These plants are seedlings in 4-inch pots.