Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola boissieuana Makino |
Synonyms | Viola pseudoselkirkii Nakai |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | leaves petiolate, triangular-ovate, 1-3cm, acute, deeply cordate, glabrous, coarsely sinuate-serrate, flowers 1cm, sepals lanceolate, petals purple-striate, spur 2-3mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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