Flowering stem 30-80 (-200) cm, leaves palmatifid, inflorescence loose, about 35 cm long, flowers bright yellow, numerous. V. - mid-spring to late autumn. Fl - July. Fr - August. P - by seed, flower in 2 years after sowing. Good for group planting in sunny place but tolerant to semishade. Z 5 (4).

Central Asia (western Tien Shan, Pamiro Alay, mountains of Turkmenia) and Iran. In meadows in the subalpine zone.