Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola septemloba Leconte |
Bibliography | Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 141 (1826) |
Native Range | se. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves ovate, lobate, cordate, entire, acute, mucronate, glabrous, sepals lanceolate or ovate, lower petal 15-25mm, spur lilac, 2-3mm |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | blue-violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Viola insignis Pollard Viola vicinalis Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, VRG Virginia) |