Bulb small, about 1 cm diam. Stem leafy, 7-20 cm. Lower leaves broad, upper leaves narrow. Flowers 1-8 in terminal raceme, pale pink-violet. V - early spring to mid summer. Fl - March-April. Fr - June-July. P - by seed. Requires well-drained soil. Good for the rock garden. Z 6 (5). New.

Central Asia (Pamiro Alay, Tien Shan, Syr-Darya). On rocky slopes, on loam and gravelly places.