Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola stewardiana W.Becker sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 237 (1925) |
Native Range | c. & se. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 400-1500m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, petiolate, triangular-ovate, 1-3cm, brown punctate, crenate, mucronate, flowers axillary, long pedicellate, petals emarginate, spur 6mm long, obtuse |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
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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 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) |