Lacking the apricot colouring in the Moraea ochroleuca floral cup, the flower presents yellow colouring with strong vein lines, particularly in the central axis areas of the tepals and lower down, paler on the down-curved lobe parts (Marais, (Ed.), 2017; Manning, 2007; Bean and Johns, 2005; iNaturalist; https://www.fernkloof.org.za).