[6] Lachenalia viridiflora is a bulbous species of perennial plant that grows 8-20cm tall.

[3] In the winter, plants produce racemes of tubular turquoise flowers with white tips;[3] it is for this reason that Barker chose the specific epithet 'viridiflora', which is Latin for green-flowered.

[1] It grows in full sun on granite outcrops in sandy soil which becomes waterlogged in the winter.

[6][7] Lachenalia viridiflora is an endangered species, and is threatened by habitat loss and overgrazing.

[3] Plants can be propagated through somatic embryogenesis,[8] leaf cuttings, and by sowing seeds.