20 Red Sweet Violet Seeds
Common Name: Sweet Violet, English Violet
Genus: Viola
Species: odorata
Variety : f. Rubra
Number of Seeds: 20 Seeds Approx.
Type: Perennial
Exposure: Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Most soils
Height: Up to 20 cm
Spread: Up to 30 cm
Uses : Borders, Informal Plantings, Wildlife Garden, Containers, Baskets
Instructions : Supplied
Viola odorata is a charming perennial, bearing tiny flowers with the scent of Parma Violet over semi-evergreen foliage.
It’s perfect for growing in a sheltered spot in light shade, and can make good, light ground cover in a dappled woodland garden or under shrubs.
A carpet of violets makes fragrant ground cover in a rose bed, giving it a spectacular early flowering display leading up to the start of the rose season. Plants are easy to grow, and spread to form a carpet.
Apart from crystallising the flowers (these can be made into syrups, jellies and marmalades), the young leaves are used in salads or battered and fried, and an extract of them used to flavour ice cream, sweets and cakes, with or without the flowers, they make a soothing tea.
The 'red' version here, f. Rubra is actually more pink-lilac in appearance than red.
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GERMINATION - Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. Although we do everything possible to get seeds to you in the best possible condition these factors are totally outside of our control and once you receive the seeds its over to you. Consequently, we can take no responsibility for the suitability to your local conditions of any variety offered, the indicative cultivation advice provided or ultimately the varieties performance. As such you should seek local advice to carefully ensure your local conditions and the time of season are appropriate to the variety purchased. Many plants will germinate better with the help of Ga3 which is widely available on Ebay and elsewhere.
DORMANCY - Many tree, shrub and conifer seeds and some perennial seeds have a natural period of dormancy. This is a natural process which ensures the seeds do not germinate till conditions suit, usually in the spring. The natural dormancy of the seed can be broken by a period of stratification. This will be explained in the instructions supplied with the seed. This may require some patience but you will be rewarded with lots of plants at minimal cost. It is possible to create a box, yew or beech hedge for just a few pounds!
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