Dierama latifolium is a cormous perennial with an annual tuft of narrow, strap-like leaves and a wiry, slender stem. The plant tends to form clumps. The leaves are fibrous without a midrib, up to 1,5 cm wide. The fruit is a spherical capsule (www.plantzafrica.com; Manning, 2009; www.crocus.co.uk).