Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola wallichiana Ging. sect. Dischidium |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 1: 300 (1824) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 2100-3000m |
Description | stems thin, basal leaves petiolate, reniform, glabrous, crenate, stem leaves smaller, subcordate, acute, flowers axillary, 15-20mm across, spur tubular, 4-6mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Viola reniformis Wall. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |