Stems 15- 30 cm. Leaves deeply divided into 5 segments. Flowers violet with purple venation. V - mid-spring to late autumn. Fl - throughout the summer. Fr - July-September. P - easily by division of rhizome and by seed. Requires a well-drained soil and sunny site protected from the afternoon sun. Very suitable for the rock garden and flower beds. Z 5.

Central Asia (Pamiro Alay). In alpine meadows, on grassy slopes.