It has tall arching leaves, and has varied coloured flowers, with white, blue and purple between April and May.

[3] It was first published by Alexeï Ivanovitch Vvedenski in 'Flora URSS (Flora Unionis Rerumpublicarum Sovieticarum Socialisticarum)' in 1935.

[6] Around 1930, the Russian Government decided to sell various wild bulbs from its lands, to plant collectors of Europe and other countries.

Large quantities of Lilium szovitsianum, various tulip species and other bulbs were dug up, transported and sold.

[4][7] It can also be found beside the Upper Varzob River,[4] in the Pamir Mountain system of Tajikistan (in the former Soviet controlled state).