Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola decipiens Reiche |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 445 (1892) |
Native Range | c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-3500m |
Description | leaves cuneate-rhombic, adaxially reticulate, abaxially glandular, margins ciliate, flowers small |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | rose, pinkish violet |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C rosette cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |