Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola valderia All. sect. Melanium |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | taproot, leaves suborbiculate to ovate-oblong or lanceolate, 15-20mm, stipules small, with few, narrow lobes at base, flowers 2cm across, lower petals obcordate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright violet |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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