Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola bustillosia Gay sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. 1: 211 (1846) |
Native Range | c. Chile (O‘Higgins) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2400m |
Description | leaves ovate-spathulate, 16-20mm, tapered to long petiole, margins scabrous-ciliate, flowers large |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
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 division after flowering and in fall |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |