Plant 5-15 cm. Rhizome branched. Stem leafy ascending. Rosette leaves 1-2.5 cm, numerous, spathulate or oblong, pinnatipartite or pinnatilobate, grey green above, grey beneath. Heads large, solitary, flowers pink-purple. V - mid spring to late autumn. Fl - mid summer. Fr - early autumn. Good for the rock garden, flower bed. Drought and heat resistant. Z 6 (5). New.

Central Asia (Karatau). On gravelly slopes, rocky places.