How to tend a Viola tricolor

Also known as: Jacea tricolor (L.) Opiz, Viola olonnensis Genev., Viola orcadensis Drabble, Viola peregrina Jord. ex Boreau, Viola perrobusta Borbás, Viola pallescens Jord., Viola paillouxi Jord., Viola meduanensis Boreau, Viola mentita Jord., Viola nemausensis Jord., Viola mutabilis Rochel, Viola ruralis Jord. ex Boreau, Viola sagotii Jord., Viola provostii Boreau, Viola pseudolutea Schur, Viola garganica Strobl, Viola foucaudii Sav., Viola grandiflora L., Viola derelicta Jord., Viola deminuta Schur, Viola leptoceras Schur, Viola lepida Jord., Viola lejeunei Jord., Viola lloydii Jord. ex Boreau, Viola lilascens Heldr. ex Boiss., Viola luteola Jord., Viola timbali Jord., Viola virgata Gren., Viola vivariensis Jord., Viola variata Jord., Viola soongorica Fisch. ex Ledeb., Viola subtilis Jord., Viola banatica Kit. ex Roem. & Schult., Viola bella Gren. ex Gren. & Godr., Mnemion sagotii (Jord.) Fourr., Mnemion variatum Fourr., Mnemion tricolor (L.) Spach, Mnemion nemausense (Jord.) Fourr., Mnemion elegans Spach, Ion tricolor Medik., Viola tricolor var. hortensis DC., Viola tenella Muhl., Viola tricolor f. tenella Farw.

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, short dormancy in summer, reduce watering

Sunlight

Like sunshine, put in sunny places, shade properly under summer strong light when in dormancy

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly before flowering, reduce fertilization in summer

Pruning

Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Europe
Category
Violaceae, Viola
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 10 cm
Blooming period
With different planting time, flowers year around, viewing period 2-3 weeks
Flower colors
Each flower has generally pink, white, yellow in mixture
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