Plant 10-20 cm. Corm pear-shaped, tunic membranous, with parallel fibres. Leaves start to grow during flowering period, reaching 30 cm x 2 mm. Flowers large, about 7.5 cm long, violet. Fl - early spring, March in the wild, April in St. Petersburg. Z 5 (4). New.

Central Asia (Kopet-Dag). Mainly found on rocky soil in alpine zone.