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Beginner
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.1m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Viola odorata
Other names: Sweet violet, March violet, Sweet pansy, English violet, Florist's violet, Garden violet
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Genus: Viola
Species: V. odorata - V. odorata is a semi-evergreen perennial, with fragrant white or violet flowers from late winter to early spring. Rosettes of leaves are heart-shaped that form a mat.
Viola odorata is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Blue, Violet, White in Spring; White, Blue, Violet in Autumn
Foliage: Bright-green in All seasons
Fragrance: Flowers are sweetly scented from late winter to spring.
Habit: Spreading
Plant with:
Narcissus pseudonarcissus (Wild daffodil), Narcissus 'Gay Kybo' (Daffodil 'Gay Kybo'), Narcissus 'Irene Copeland' (Daffodil 'Irene Copeland'), Narcissus 'Pink Paradise' (Daffodil 'Pink Paradise'), Narcissus 'Tahiti' (Daffodil 'Tahiti'), Narcissus 'Jenny' (Daffodil 'Jenny'), Pulsatilla vulgaris (Pasqueflower), Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' (Red guelder rose), Viburnum opulus 'Park Harvest' (Guelder rose 'Park Harvest')
Viola odorata (Sweet violet) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Wildflower, Woodland, Beds and borders, Underplanting
Cultivation: Grow in moist but well-drained soil.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Nicola
This plant is used by Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins in their Perfume Garden for Chelsea Flower Show 2009. They say ' Essential oils are obtained from leaves and flowers. Historically very important. Used in early Arab perfumes. The violet was the floral emblem of the Bonapartes. Very popular in
Victorian times.'
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