Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola grisebachiana Vis. sect. Melanium |
Synonyms | Viola koritnicensis Trinajstić |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2900m |
Description | glabrous, leaves crowded, ovate, obtuse, abruptly tapered to petiole, stipules linear, flowers solitary, sepals oblong-linear, petals rhombic, spur thick |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | lavender-blue |
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
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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