Violet
Viola 'Lemon Chiffon'
Also known as
Pansy
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Full Sun
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H4
RHS hardiness
-10°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
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50cm | Max | 25cm |
10cm | Min | 15cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
Violet Overview
These are annuals, perennials and a few subshrubs with as many as 500 species. They are mostly creeping plants which are either deciduous or evergreen; they have slender to thick rhizomes, with kidney or heart-shaped leaves. There are small and showy, bright or deep coloured flowers.
Common problems with Violet
How to propagate Violet
Seed
Popagate by seed; the annuals sown according to flowering season. Species may also be propagated by seed in spring or autumn.
Cuttings
Usually the perennials and sub-shrubs are propagated by softwood cuttings in spring or they can be propagated by root division.
Division
Other uses of Violet
Grown for their distinctive flowers. Attracts butterflies