Native to Bulgaria, Turkey, and Iran these seedlings were selected for green "tree" silhouettes on rounded silvery leaves. A wonderful plant for dry shade where soil is well-drained, providing foliage pattern all winter and saturated magenta-pink to white flowers on short stalks from fall to spring. Forms lovely colonies under shrubs and anywhere color is wanted. To 5-10" tall forming small colonies. Frost hardy in USDA zone 5.