[1] Plants grow typically 20 to 50 centimeters tall and bear up to 36 flowers each.

The stems are mostly hairless, have reddish bases, and bears leaves on the lower half.

The flower has dark blue sepals, the latter ones reflexed.

The cleft at the center of the flower has white or yellowish scattered hairs.

The elongated fruit is one or two centimeters long and contains pitted seeds.