Bulbs subglobose, ca. 2.5 cm in diam. Leaves appearing in autumn, pale green, ligulate, ca. 20 × 0.8 cm, midvein pale. Flowering stem pale rose red, ca. 30 cm. Umbel ca. 5-flowered; involucres 2, lanceolate, ca. 3.5 × 0.5 cm. Perianth light rose red; tube ca. 1 cm; lobes recurved, oblanceolate, ca. 4 × 0.8 cm, margin undulate. Stamens exserted, 4.5--5 cm. Fl. Sep. 2 n = 22*.

According to Hsu et al. (Sida 16: 326--327. 1994), this species is believed to be a hybrid between Lycoris radiata var. pumila Grey and L. sprengeri.

* Shady slopes, rocky places. Jiangsu, Zhejiang.