Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola faurieana W.Becker sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 239 (1916) |
Native Range | Japan (Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 100-1000m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves petiolate, coriaceous, ovate-triangular, 2-5cm, obtuse to acute, truncate, sparsely serrate, shiny, flowers 15-20mm, spur 5-7mm long, ascendent |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale purple |
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 faurieana f. albifaurieana E.Hama Viola ugoana Makino ex Muramatsu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |