Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola davidii Franch. sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 8: 293 (1886) |
Native Range | s. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1200-2800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, abaxially purple, adaxially dark green, orbiculate, 1-3cm, glabrous, deeply crenate, obtuse, flowers shortly pedicellate, 15-25mm across, spur short, 2mm long |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Viola davidii var. paucicrenata W.Becker Viola schneideri W.Becker Viola schmidtiana W.Becker |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast, CHT Tibet) |