| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola cucullata Aiton sect. Viola |
| Synonyms | Viola consors Greene |
| Viola cordata Walter | |
| Viola fontana Greene | |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 0-2000m |
| Description | leaves ovate-cordate to reniform, crenate, 5-9cm wide, flowers to 25mm across, with dark eye |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | bluish violet, white |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Missouri , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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