Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola leyboldiana Phil. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-3100m |
Description | leaves numerous, spathulate, acute, margins membranous, denticulate, floral pedicels much shorter than leaves, flowers small |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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