Bulbs ovoid, ca. 5 cm in diam. Leaves first appearing in autumn and a second time in early spring, green, ligulate, ca. 8 × 2 cm, apex obtuse. Flowering stem ca. 60 cm. Umbel 4- or 5-flowered; involucres 2, lanceolate, ca. 6 × 1.3 cm. Perianth pale purple; tube ca. 2 cm; lobes oblanceolate, ca. 7 × 1.8 cm, margin basally slightly undulate. Stamens nearly as long as perianth. Style slightly longer than perianth. Fl. Aug. 2 n = 27.

Shady and moist often disturbed places, along valleys, beside streams; near sea level to 1200 m. Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea].