Taprooted plant, 80-100 cm. Leaves biternate, lobes obovate, light blue due to wax cover, densely pubescent between veins. Flower 10-12 cm diam., yellow, ovary pubescent, stigma white-pink, stamen filaments yellow-green. V - early spring to mid autumn, in St. Petersburg April-September. Fl - May-June. Fr - July-August. P - by seed and division. Prefers a sunny position, however tolerates partial shade. A very attractive species. Z 4.

Caucasus (Lagodekhi Reserve, Dagestan). Mountain forests, stony slopes in middle and upper mountain zones.