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.
Log in to add this plantWatering
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
- World Flora Online
- View on WFO