Perennial herb to 60 cm high from a stout rhizome. Leaves broadly-ovate, stalked, singly spaced along the rhizome. Flowers 1, buds subterranean, opening at ground level, spreading, to 2.5 cm wide; spring. Tepals pale-yellow with purple spotting, purple-red inside.

China.

Source: Conran, J. (2005). Convallariaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.