Spike 30-65 cm. Leaves 2, broadly linear, 7-9 mm wide, with 5-6 ribs. Inflorescence short, with 3-4 lilac-violet flowers. V -mid spring to late autumn. Fl - July-August. Fr. - October. Z 6 (5). New.

Transcaucasus, Anatolia, Iraq and western Iran. Boggy, subalpine meadows.