Leaves radical and lower cauline, glabrous, narrowly oblong to linear-lanceolate, 20-35mm Wide, gradually tapered toward the base; inflorescence 15-30cm Long,branched, slender, the bracts shorter than the branches; flowers loosely arranged,brown-purple, about 10mm across, the pedicels 8-12mm long; tepals broadlylanceolate, subobtuse, about twice as long as the stamens; capsules elliptic, 12-15mmlong, (Korea)