Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola athois W.Becker sect. Melanium |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 854 (1902) |
Native Range | ne. Greece (Athos) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves orbiculate to ovate or oblong, 15-30mm, crenate, stipules pinnate, flowers 2cm across, spur curvate, 8mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) |