▁tub ular ▁she ath es ▁which ▁bear ▁dist ich ous ▁leaves ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁stem , ▁a ▁long ▁ap ical ▁ped un cle ▁covered ▁from ▁its ▁base ▁with ▁tight ▁tub ular ▁she ath es , ▁and ▁a ▁lip ▁which ▁is ▁ad n ate ▁to ▁the ▁column ▁to ▁its ▁a pe x . ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁height ▁is ▁variable , ▁from ▁ 0 . 2   m ▁to ▁ 1   m . ▁ ▁The ▁le ath ery ▁leaves ▁grow ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁ 7 . 5   cm , ▁and ▁as ▁wide ▁as ▁ 3 . 5   cm . ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁rac eme , ▁although ▁pan ic ulate ▁infl ores c ences ▁have ▁been ▁observed ; ▁the ▁flowers ▁are ▁born ▁close ▁together ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁rac eme . ▁ ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁red ▁to ▁vio let ▁and ▁white , ▁and ▁open ▁fully . ▁The ▁ob long ▁sep als ▁are ▁grow ▁to ▁ 1 . 5   cm ▁long , ▁the ▁pet als ▁are ▁somewhat ▁smaller . ▁ ▁As ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁E .   sect .   Sch ist och ila , ▁the ▁lip ▁has ▁later al ▁lo bes ▁and ▁a ▁med ial ▁lo be , ▁which ▁div ides ▁in ▁two ▁in ▁this ▁species . ▁ ▁As ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁E . ▁sub sect . ▁T uber cul ata , ▁the ▁lip ▁marg ins ▁are ▁c ren ulate ▁to ▁la cer ate , ▁and ▁the ▁lip ▁be ars ▁an ▁irregular ly