Description: Found another small population of the laccata with purple anthers (see http://ispot.org.za/node/141883 ), which were mostly over and obviously hadn't been as magnificent a show as the ones in newly-burnt veld.

Description: Inflorescences usually about 400 mm tall but some secondary inflorescences can reach 800 mm. Flowers orange with dark purple anthers, stamens declinate (lying along bottom tepal). (I attach an illustration I did of the whole plant.) In sandstone shale mountain base at transition between succulent karoo and fynbos, after very hot fire March/April, and lots of rain. Solitary but common and covering a large area.