I bought this at the Friends School Plant Sale and planted it in a semi-shade, somewhat dry location. It bloomed and set a little seed la...Read Morest year. This spring it's late to come up. Hopefully it will bloom a lot more this year and seed itself around.
This is much smaller than most other violet species - reseed best in exposed locations in shade - best in shade rock garden or minature g...Read Moreardens in shade. The species are spinning my head - This may be the new name - Viola coreana. Have tiny flowers that are almost insignificant compare to the foliages. Very uncommonly sold in the plant trade.
(at present it is syn Viola grypoceras v. exilis; older name just a few years ago and is still seen in varieties here on Dave's Garden - Viola koreana).
Northwest, OH (Zone 5b) | September 2005 | positive
I planted three of these in June of this year, and one of them appeared to have died, when all of a sudden there appeared tiny seedlings...Read More in the area of the 'dead' one. I have mine in mostly shade and it likes moist soil, but if it's too wet, it rots. Very pretty foliage!
I have been very pleased with the performance of this plant. I use it as a groundcover in my shade garden and it is continually self-see...Read Moreding(though not as invasively as regular sweet violets) so I am able to share and to plant up new areas. The leaves are the main attraction for me as the flowers are rather small.
I've not long had this little gem and I've found some very conflicting descriptions in my resources. More information will be forthcoming...Read More when I have grown it a little while longer.
Has rounded, kidney shaped leaves with deep ribs of silver and purple, with purple undersides, which do look a bit like a Cyclamen. Has small violet flowers which appear in cool conditions. It produces many closed flowers(cleistogamous flowers) and after looking very closely I can confirm that. They still can produce viable seeds with or without petals. They self seed everywhere.
Flowers March-June
Likes a well drained soil in sun or partial shade. Can be grown indoors in a cool, well ventilated room.
I bought this at the Friends School Plant Sale and planted it in a semi-shade, somewhat dry location. It bloomed and set a little seed la...Read More
This is much smaller than most other violet species - reseed best in exposed locations in shade - best in shade rock garden or minature g...Read More
I planted three of these in June of this year, and one of them appeared to have died, when all of a sudden there appeared tiny seedlings...Read More
I have been very pleased with the performance of this plant. I use it as a groundcover in my shade garden and it is continually self-see...Read More
I've not long had this little gem and I've found some very conflicting descriptions in my resources. More information will be forthcoming...Read More