Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola cretica Boiss. & Heldr. sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 8: 51 (1849) |
Native Range | Crete |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | leaves dark green, ovate, on base distinctly cordate, shallowly dentate, petiolate, stipules linear-lanceolate, ciliate, flowers 1-2cm, spur long, obtuse |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | fialový |
Bloom | spring |
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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 alba ssp. cretica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Marcussen |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) |