This member of the Liliaceae* family was
given this name by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 1859. It is found in
Northern Turkey and Caucasus, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulbs grow to
one and a half to two and a half centimetre in diameter. The leaves
up to 25 centimetres and the inflorescent up to 40 centimetres. The
flowers are all from crimson, scarlet over pal red to pinkish and
yellow with a dark centre.
*) I thought the Liliaceae
family had been split up completely, but I don't seem to find any
other family for this plant.
