Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola aizoon Reiche |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 433 (1892) |
Native Range | sc. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves elliptic-spathulate, margins white, membranous, finely dentate |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring rosette cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Viola cyathiformis |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |