Bulb small (2cm). Stem 50-60 cm leafy in middle and upper parts. Leaves 10-15 cm long, verticillate. Flowers solitary large (3.5 cm), perianth narrowly campanulate, brownish-violet outside, purple and checkered inside with yellowish tipped. V - early spring to late autumn. Fl - mid spring. Fr - late summer. P - by seed and daughter bulbs. Requires a moist place, but not stagnant water. Z 6 (5).

Far East (southern regions). In wet meadows, on moist sandy soil.