Stoloniferous perennial to 7.5 cm tall. Leaves heart-shaped, dark green. Flowers deep lavender to violet with a white base and bearded lateral petals. A pink selection is also in cultivation.
Canada, North America
Source: (1997). Violaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
Leaves and stems suffused with purple.
