The leaves of violets are oblong at the beginning and grow to oblanceolate or spoon shape at the end. The petioles are 6-14cm long and 1.2-2.5cm wide, with the whole edge or microwave shape. The color is green.
The leaves of zizhumei are lanceolate, narrower and smaller than the former, about 6-13 cm long and 6-10 mm wide, with dark green on the top, green purple on the edge and purple red on the bottom.
Violets are terminal and axillary racemes, with a large number of flowers. The petals are purplish red, light red or white, nearly ovate. The flowering period is from April to May.
The flowers of zizhumei grow on the dichotomous peduncle, with 3 petals, which are blue and purple in color and in wide ovate shape. Flowering in summer and Autumn
