Violas 2017

[Gerdk]

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

[ruweiss]

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.

[Gerdk]

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

[David Nicholson]

It's really hard not to think that another obsession could be possible

[Gerdk]

It's really hard not to think that another obsession could be possible

What's about a good glass of beer?   

Gerd

[David Nicholson]

I'm up for that anytime. Well, nearly anytime

[ruweiss]

Gerd, thank you for your quick reply.
It was a very useful information.

[Gerdk]

Gerd, thank you for your quick reply.
It was a very useful information.

No problem - I am always glad to help!

Gerd

[Matt T]

Viola hancockii - a gift from a kind friend, I believe it is descended from Gothenburg seed ex collection HeHeHe 188.

[Robert]

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.

[Karaba]

Viola rupestris
Flower looks enormous because leaves are really tiny 

[Robert]

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.

[Gerdk]

What a surprise! Take care Robert, it can reach more than 1 m of height.   
(Please note Viola capillaris)

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

You are welcome!

-Please look for Viola chaerophylloides 'Beni Zuru'

Gerd         

  Lisa at Growild grows this lovely Viola  which she calls    Viola chaerophylloides 'Benizuru'

[Robert]

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.  The plants seem very happy here in our part of California.



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.