Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola novae-angliae House |
Bibliography | Rhodora 6: 226 (1904) |
Native Range | se. Canada to ne. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves long petiolate, narrowly ovate, 4-7cm, crenate, acute, glabrous, sepals lanceolate, basal petal 15-25mm, spur blue-violet, 2mm |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | blue-violet |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Viola sororia var. novae-angliae (House) L.E.McKinney |
Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (NBR New Brunswick) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, NWY New York) |