It is a herbaceous definite place increasing to 20-40 cm high (rarely to 60 cm), with a basal rosette of a few simply actually leaves, the simply actually leaves with three brochures, each flyer greatly lobed. The blossoms are carried singly on a high come with a whorl of little simply actually leaves just below the flower; the bloom is 3-8 cm size, with 5-8 red, light or pink petal-like tepals.