 On this species, the primary bract greatly exceeds the lowermost branch.The flower-spikes sent up from the heart or crown of the plant are red panicle with the three outer sepaloid segments longer than the three inner or petaloid ones.Frequently confused with "A. rubens" and "A. emmerichiae", "A. mulfordii" has less dense and elaborate inflorescence than "A. rubens" and the long, broad floral bracts conceal the ovary.