Sommal Lily A plant of the lily family, this lily is a perennial bulbous herb. Its scaly bulb, oval or globular in shape, is 3.5 to 7cm in diameter. Its stem stands 1 to 1.5m tall. In the upper part of the stem, leaves grow alternately and in the lower part, six or seven verticillate leaves grow in two or three separate whorls. The shape of the leaves is oval or elongated. A yello six-petalled racemose flower blooms at the top of each stem in June through July. Each petal has dark violet spots. Native to Korea, Sommal lilies grow wild in the mountains of Ulleung-do, an Island off the East Coast. Because of its fragrance and beauty, this lily is also cultivated as an ornamental garden flower.