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Scientific Name

Viola betonicifolia

Family Name

VIOLACEAE

Common Name

Purple or showy violet

Status

Height

0.1m (10cm)

Flowers

Resembles small cultivated violets. Has a short spur sticking out behind the flower.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Perennial herb with rosette, leaves much longer than wide, erect rootstock.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Southern Midlands

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Montane Vegetation; Indamp places

Habitat Notes

Common in damp places, mainly on Central Plateau.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Will seed itself readily. Can also form seed without showing petals. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

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Cutting Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit, a capsule that releases seed from valves. small seeds turn from cream to dark maroon or pale brown when ripe. dry and sieve to clean

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May be propagated from seed.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes