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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Gerdk on March 19, 2017, 04:23:25 PM
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Besides Viola odorata I found the related Viola adriatica (1.) with first flowers in the garden.
The other one with pansylike large flowers is Viola xanthopetala from Russian Far East.
Gerd
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Thank you for these beautiful pictures.
At the snowflake event at Mannheim I bought this Viola Beni Zuku,
but could not find any information about this nice thing in my literature.
The seller told me, that he propagated these plants by seeds.
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Thank you for these beautiful pictures.
At the snowflake event at Mannheim I bought this Viola Beni Zuku,
but could not find any information about this nice thing in my literature.
The seller told me, that he propagated these plants by seeds.
You are welcome!
-Please look for Viola chaerophylloides 'Beni Zuru'
Gerd
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It's really hard not to think that another obsession could be possible ;D
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It's really hard not to think that another obsession could be possible ;D
What's about a good glass of beer? ;)
Gerd
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I'm up for that anytime. Well, nearly anytime ;D
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Gerd, thank you for your quick reply.
It was a very useful information.
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Gerd, thank you for your quick reply.
It was a very useful information.
No problem - I am always glad to help!
Gerd
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Viola hancockii - a gift from a kind friend, I believe it is descended from Gothenburg seed ex collection HeHeHe 188.
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Viola douglasii in a seasonally moist meadow in the hills above Bear Valley, California. The base rock in this area was serpentine. I have observed that Viola douglasii seems to prefer soils based on this type of rock. Sometimes V. douglasii will grow directly out of cervices in the serpentine. I will be posting more photographs of V. douglasii in my botanical diary sometime next week.
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Viola rupestris
Flower looks enormous because leaves are really tiny ;D
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Viola capillaris grown from seed provided by a kind forumist. This species seems to thrive in our part of California. Some of the flowers were completely open, however it has been extremely windy so I will have to try again to capture open flowers when the winds dies down.
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What a surprise! Take care Robert, it can reach more than 1 m of height. ;)
(Please note Viola capillaris)
Gerd
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You are welcome!
-Please look for Viola chaerophylloides 'Beni Zuru'
Gerd
Lisa at Growild grows this lovely Viola which she calls Viola chaerophylloides 'Benizuru'
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Viola capillaris in bloom.
Gerd,
Thank you for the information. I was aware that it could get to 1 meter and this could be quite interesting in the garden. ;D The plants seem very happy here in our part of California.
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Another Viola species grown from seed kindly supplied by a forumist in Norway. It does quite well here in California. Not sure of the species? ??? V. carina or V. rupestris? Maybe someone can help me out with the species name. I do not have a flora of Europe. :)
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Very nice, Robert!
The last one is certainly not rupestris which has very small leaves when in flower. The colour is also different:
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Most likely canina.
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Trond,
Tusan takk! Yes, the Viola looks very much like V. canina. It is a tiny little plant but seems very happy here. I have some in containers and others in the ground. They have all grown well and some have many flowers at this time. It is a keeper for me! :)
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Viola jooi
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Very pretty Roma.
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Gorgeous wee Viola. V. jooi native to Romania I believe? As we've noted before, not dissimilar to the V. hancockii I showed earlier, which comes from China.
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Viola jooi is almost a weed (selfseedling) !
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Gorgeous wee Viola. V. jooi native to Romania I believe? As we've noted before, not dissimilar to the V. hancockii I showed earlier, which comes from China.
Yes Matt, it is found in some regions of Carpathian Mts., but I think it was reported found in SW Serbia as well.
It really needs to like the place to become so 'weedy' like shown in the picture; I wouldn't mind it at all actually :)
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Some Viola species - here just in flower
1. Viola adriatica - related to V. alba and surprisingly hardy here
2.+ 3. Viola clauseniana - from the Western US - grown inside
4. Viola bubanii - a pansy from Spain
Gerd
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- and some yellow ones (more or less related to eachother)
1. Viola biflora of Norwegian origin (thanks to the kind forumist)
2. Viola crassa from Japan
3. Viola xanthopetala - from the Ussuri Region
Gerd
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Viola stagnina, fen violet, a rare UK native img.005.
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Gerd,
A very beautiful set of Violas! 8)
Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Robert, you are welcome!
Gerd
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While "just" a Viola hybrid bought from a garden centre, the F1 hybrid Viola 'Honey Bee' is the most marvellous colour; well, to me anyway!
Paul
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While "just" a Viola hybrid bought from a garden centre, the F1 hybrid Viola 'Honey Bee' is the most marvellous colour; well, to me anyway!
Paul
- to me also Paul!
I add this pic taken in Austria recently.
Gerd
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Viola capillaris just gets better each week. I have a number of seedlings and some will go into the open garden. If they indeed get a meter tall in our garden they will be very striking! If they bloom all summer even better.
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If they indeed get a meter tall in our garden they will be very striking! If they bloom all summer even better
Fantastic - the world of plants seems to be full of wonders and opportunities !
Gerd
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This is Viola canina x uliginosa - a sterile hybrid, originally from Sweden,
easy and reliably flowering in April/May
Gerd
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Lovely colour Gerd.
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Thank you David!
Gerd
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These are two pansies, in flower here -
for me their blue tones are simply magical
1. - 3. Viola tricolor ssp. curtisii - the dune pansy
4. Viola bubanii - flowering since some weeks
Gerd
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Viola 'Molly Sanderson.