Small, nodding, urn-shaped flowers. Purple, reddish-purple or bluish-purple tepals, white on the tips, cream on the inside and which recurve slightly. Anthers cream to grey-yellow on cream or greenish white filaments. Introduced to cultivation, from the mountains of Virginia USA in 1902.

Approximate height:	1.0 or less metres
Flowering period(s):	(May) Jun Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Sun or semi-shade
USDA zones:	6 7 8 9
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Country of origin:	USA
Parentage:	Species
Other name(s):	Viorna addisonii; C ovata;
Further detail:  Flower length: 1-2cm Tepals: 4; 1-2.5cm long, 0.6-0.8cm wide, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate Database entry: 3