Dwarf plant considered to be the tiniest violet in the world. Forming dense, fine, low mats with leaves about 5 mm wide. Flowers numerous, tiny, white lined with purple, borne on stalks just above the leaves; spring. [V. yakusimana Nakai]

Grows naturally in mossy woods and is best grown in pots.

Source: McLeod, J. (1997). Violaceae. In: Spencer, R.. 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.