A very beautifull June flowering species with superb glossy dark green leaves and dark black brown stems. Easy to grow in half shade in a humus rich soil with morning sun. It will eventually produce huge bulbs in time, but is not the most long lived sp, and ocasionally, after very wet winters, or for no aparrent reason, bulbs will decrease in size or rot away. But small offset bulbs are often produced which can be grown on to flowering size quickly.