Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola hondoensis W.Becker & H.Boissieu |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 739 (1908) |
Native Range | sc. & ec. China, Japan, Korea |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 900-1300m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves petiolate, orbiculate-cordate to cordate, 1-4cm, crenate, pubescent, flowers 10-15mm, sepals narrowly oblong, pubescent, obtuse, spur 3-5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale purple, white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
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 hirta var. japonica Maxim. Viola hirta var. nipponica Franch. Viola nipponica Maxim. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |