Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola levieri Parl. sect. Melanium |
Bibliography | Fl. Ital. 9: 181 (1890) |
Native Range | c. Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves in rosettes, ovate to orbiculate, distinctly crenate, flowers with 3-5mm long spur |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Synonyms | Viola eugeniae ssp. levieri (Parl.) Arcang. Viola eugeniae var. levieri (Parl.) A.Schmidt |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |