 The leaf petioles are stout, bearing two large dark glands and early deciduous, lanceolate or three to five-lobed stipules.The flowers are diameter, with five rounded petals, white fading to pale pink, with a more or less irregularly notched margin; they are slightly fragrant, borne in three to four-flowered umbels, with short, thick peduncles, and appear before the leaves in mid to late spring.The flower stalks are slender and dark red.