Bulb: To 2.5cm diameter, with bulblets

Stem: 12 - 30cm high

Leaves: 3 - 8 linear, sometimes slightly glaucous, alternate

Flowers: 1 occasionally 2 or 3, very broad bells, purple to burgundy-red or pink, tessellated, or white with greenish lines

Segments: 3 - 4.5 x 1 - 1.5cm, inner 1.3 - 1.9cm wide

Nectaries: 7 - 10mm long at angle of bell, green

Style: 1.3 - 1.9cm, trifid, lobes 2 - 6mm

Capsule: Not winged

Flowering time: IV - V

Habitat: Damp meadows, peaty or chalky soil, and in woods; sun or shade

Distribution: Europe to Russia, Yugoslavia, Southern Alps

Cultivation: Easy in the garden almost everywhere