Bulb 3.5-4.0 cm diam. Leafy stem 20-40 (-70) cm. Leaves numerous, 10 x 2.5-4 cm, grey green, oblong-lanceolate. Flowers 5-10, campanulate, 3.5 cm long, pale yellow, in panicle on top of the stem. V - early spring to late summer. Fl - Mid spring (May in St. Petersburg). Fr - mid summer. P - by seed and daughter bulbs. Self-sowing plant if planted in a semi-shaded place. Can grow in full sun also. Z 4.

Central Asia (Tarbagatay, Dzshungarskiy Alatau). On grassy slopes in subalpine zone.