| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola walteri House |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 100-2000m |
| Description | stoloniferous, basal leaves petiolate, ovate to reniform, cordate, crenate or serrate, rounded, glabrous or pubescent, stem leaves similar, lower petal 15-18mm, spur 3-5mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A. (Ohio ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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