Large-flowered Sternbergia

Family Amaryllidaceae. A perennial herbaceous bulbous plant up to 40 cm tall. The bulb is spherical, up to 7 cm in diameter, with dark tunics.

Leaves linear, dark green, glossy, firm, up to 40 cm long, appearing during the budding period. Scape 25 - 30 cm tall. Flowers solitary, funnel-shaped, 4.5 cm in diameter, lemon-yellow, fragrant, up to 6.5 cm in diameter. Blooms in mid-September for up to 25 days.