Bulb oblong, 1.5--2.3 cm in diam.; scales white, lanceolate, 2--2.5 cm × 5--8 mm. Stem 10--30 cm. Leaves scattered, linear, 6--11 × 4--8.5 cm. Flower solitary, nodding, campanulate. Tepals pale purple, purplish red, or yellow, rarely white, usually with deep purple spots adaxially; outer ones elliptic, 2.5--2.7 × 1--1.2 cm; inner ones slightly wider than outer; nectaries with fimbriate projections on both surfaces. Stamens converging; filaments 1--12 mm, glabrous; anthers ca. 6 mm. Ovary ca. 1 cm × 3--6 mm. Style 4--6 mm; stigma 3--4 mm in diam. Capsule yellow, tinged purple on ribs, 2.8--3.5 × 2--2.5 cm. Fl. Jun, fr. Sep.

Forest margins, thickets, grassy slopes, alpine grasslands; 3500--4500 m. Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim].