Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola crassiuscula Bory sect. Melanium |
Synonyms | Viola nevadensis Boiss. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-3450m |
Description | leaves ovate to orbiculate, ca. 15mm long, entire, petiole 2cm long, flowers with yellow eye, to 15mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bright purple, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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