Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola tricolor L. sect. Melanium |
Synonyms | Viola deminuta Schur |
Viola flavida Jord. | |
Viola virgata Gren. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves ovate-cordate to lanceolate, crenate, stipules distinct, pinnatilobate, flowers 25mm across, spur 3-6mm long; variable |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet, yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia , South European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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