| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola adriatica Freyn sect. Viola |
| Bibliography | Flora 67: 679 (1884) |
| Native Range | ne. Italy to nw. Balkan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | leaves broadly ovate to ovate-oblong, cordate, in spring 4-7cm long, in summer to 20cm, flowers 2-3cm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | violet-blue |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Viola beraudii ssp. adriatica (Freyn) E.Mayer Viola cyanea f. istrica W.Becker Viola sepincola ssp. adriatica (Freyn) Gams Viola suavis var. adriatica (Freyn) Prosp. Viola suavis ssp. adriatica (Freyn) L.Haesler |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |