Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola vaginata Maxim. |
Synonyms | Viola franchetii H.Boissieu |
Viola pachyrhiza Franch. | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | mature leaves cordate, acute, distinctly dentate, flowers 25-40mm across, lower petals dark, purple striate, spur spherical |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, 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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