Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola microphylla Phil. |
Synonyms | Viola arbuscula Phil. |
Viola philippii Leyb. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-4000m |
Description | leaves in spiral, spathulate, adaxially distinctly veined, flowers in bud orange, 7mm across, in anthesis with yellow throat |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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