Japan Flora: Leaves glaucescent or green, spreading, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 25-35 cm. long, 14-23 cm. wide, acuminate, cordate and abruptly de­current on the petiole, prominently undulate, scabrous on nerves beneath, 13- to 14-nerved; scapes erect, equaling to twice as long as the leaves, 50-60 cm. long, the bracts lanceo­late, acuminate, spreading, persistent, 2.5-6 cm. long, 1-1.7 cm. wide, greenish to white, often purplish, the pedicels spreading, 11-15 mm. long; flowers 5-5.7 cm. long, white. June.

Honshu (Hokuriku and n. Kinki Distr.); much planted in our gardens.

var. hypophylla F. Maekawa. Cultivated se­lection with larger ovate-orbicular abruptly acuminate leaves 24-33 cm. long; flowers pale purple, about 6 cm. long; scapes shorter.  Occurs with the typical phase.

van fortunei (Bak.) Asch. & Graebn. smaller plant with orbicular-depressed leaves. Occurs with the typical phase.