ɪɾ ɪz ɐ hɜːbˈeɪʃəs pəɹˈɛnɪəl wɪð ɡlˈæbɹəs stˈɛmz tˈɛn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˌiːˈɛm lˈɔŋ ðæt bˈɛɹ tˈɜːmɪnəl ɔːɹ ˈæksɪlɚɹi ɹɐsˈiːmz ɔːɹ spˈaɪks ʌv sˈɔft vˈaɪəlɪt flˈaʊɚz.
It is a herbaceous perennial with glabrous stems 10–100 cm long that bear terminal or axillary racemes or spikes of soft violet flowers.