Japan Flora: Bulbs 10 cm. long and as much in diameter; stems 1-1.5 m. long, smooth, glabrous, terete; leaves short-petioled, broadly lanceo­late to oblong, 10-18 cm. long, 2-6 cm. wide, smooth, glabrous, 5- to 7-nerved; flowers few to more than 10, reddish pink and usually white above, commonly dark red-spotted, sometimes pure white, nodding, the pedicels elongate, rather stout, the bracts leaflikc, the tepals gcniculately reflexed on lower half, broadly lanceolate, 8-10 cm. long, the nectary gland glabrous on margin; style elongate, curved upward; capsules oblong or ovate-oblong, with 3 broad grooves and 6 shortly winged angles. Aug.

Shikoku, Kyushu; rare. Frequently culti­vated