Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola sieberiana Spreng. sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 96 (1827) |
Native Range | se. Australia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | glabrous to sparsely hirsute, leaves crowded, broadly ovate to ovate-rhombic, coarsely dentate, long petiolate, flowers solitary, petals 4-7mm long |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | pale pink, white |
Bloom | spring, 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 hederacea var. sieberiana (Spreng.) Domin Viola hederacea ssp. sieberiana (Spreng.) L.G.Adams |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, VIC Victoria) |