Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola delavayi Franch. sect. Dischidium |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 413 (1886) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1800-2800m |
Description | basal leaves often absent, ovate, glabrous, serrate, stem leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to triangular, at base truncate, flowers axillary, long pedicellate, 15-20mm across |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 boissieui H.Lév. & Maire Viola delavayi var. villosa W.Becker Viola impatiens H.Lév. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |