It is widespread in the Cape Province of South Africa.

This species favours drier regions, in renosterveld and karoo vegetation, where it grows in shale or clay soils.

[2] B. cauda-felis is a variable species, that reaches just over half a meter in height.

It has up to 10 narrow (750 x 9mm) leaves, without marginal cilia or teeth, usually with a bluish colour and a dilated sheath.

The pinkish buds open into white flowers that have a pink midrib, and appear in August to December, on a long, narrowly-conical raceme.