An outdated Latin identify for violet (Violaceae). A genus of some 500 species of hardy perennials, primarily from northern temperate areas, together with violas, pansies, and violets, of which there are numerous hybrids and strains.
Species grown at the moment
- Viola adunca, hooked spur violet, to 4 inches, violet or lavender with white eye, spring, North America.
- Viola arvensis discipline pansy, 6 inches, cream, Europe together with Britain, Asia, annual weed.
- Viola cornuta, horned violet, 9-12 inches, flowers violet, June to August, Pyrenees; cultivars, together with the `Violettas’, derived primarily from this species, can be found in shades of yellow, plum-purple, rosy-lilac, blue and white with a yellow eye.
- Viola cucullata, 6 inches, white, veined lilac, April to June, North America.
- Viola x florairensis, 4 inches, mauve and yellow, spring and summer time. hybrid.
- Viola. gracilis, 4-6 inches, deep violet, April to August, Balkans, Asia Minor vars. alba, white; ‘Black Knight’, purplish-black; lutea, golden-yellow; main, violet.
- Viola hispida, Rouen pansy, to eight inches, violet, summer time, Europe. V. labradorica, 4-6 inches, porcelain-blue, summer time, North America. V. odorata, see Violet.
- Viola palmata, 6 inches, violet-purple, summer time, North America.
- Viola rupestris, Teesdale violet, to 2 inches, bluish-violet, Asia, Europe together with Britain, North America.
- Viola saxatilis, 4-8 inches, violet, summer time, Europe, Asia Minor. V. x wittrockiana, see Pansy.
The place to plant and develop Violas
Violas do finest in moist, well-drained soil and in mild shade. Propagation of cultivars is by cuttings rooted in late summer time in sandy soil in a chilly, shaded body. Species and strains are raised from seed sown in mild soil in a chilly, shaded body in late summer time.
