Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola libanotica Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 52 (1849) |
Native Range | c. Lebanon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves carnose, at base cuneate, ovate, acute, coarsely denticulate, stipules glabrous, oblong-lanceolate, sepals oblong, acute, spur obtuse, flowers 12-15mm across |
Size | 4-10cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria) |