Bulb about 2 cm diam. Leafy stem 20-30 cm. Leaves 5-7, wide-lanceolate. Flowers solitary, large, checkered. V - early spring-late summer. Fl - mid spring to mid summer. Fr - late summer. Tolerants of a semi-shaded position and moderate dry soil. Z 5 (4).

Caucasus and northeastern Turkey. On grassy slopes in subalpine and alpine zones.