Rootstock underground, creeping. Leaves long-petiolate (15-20 cm), lanceolate, crenate. Flower-stalk slender, 50-70 cm, branched, with 3 to 7(9) flowers in 2 cm long, lax racemes. Flowers funnel form, dark blue or violet. V -early spring to mid autumn, although some leaves may persist through the winter. Fl - mid spring or early summer (May or June in St. Petersburg). Fr - three weeks after flowering. P - by seed. Grows well in semi-shaded sites. Z 4. New.

Caucasus (western regions). In subalpine meadows.