Perennial herb; stems contracted, erect; stolons well developed. Leaves tufted; lamina broadly reniform to orbicular, 12–25 (–35) mm long, 20–50 (–65) mm wide, glabrous, sometimes pilose, apex rounded, margins with numerous prominent but shallow teeth, basal sinus usually narrow, extending to about the midpoint of the lamina; petiole 2–8 (–12) cm long; stipules free, narrowly triangular to broadly triangular, 3–7 mm long, usually glandular-denticulate. Flower-scapes to 8–15 cm long, exceeding leaves; bracteoles near middle. Sepals lanceolate, 4–5 mm long, acute, basal appendages small. Petals 8–12 (–15) mm long, 2-coloured, mauve-violet near base and white near apex (rarely entirely white), usually with a sharp demarcation between colours; anterior petal ovate to broadly elliptic, broadest in middle third, (5–) 6–8 (–10) mm wide, usually emarginate, with 3 prominent central parallel veins, rarely anastomosing, not spurred; lateral petals entire, twisted through 180 degrees, densely bearded in basal half. Capsule ovoid, 4–6 mm long; seeds 1.8–2.5 mm long, glossy purplish black.
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A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 17 cm tall and spreads 1-2 m wide. It has rings of green leaves 15-2 m long and 20-30 mm wide. It has a single flower in stalks 6-17 cm tall. They are white with violet centres. The fruit are brown and 9 mm by 4 mm in size.
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