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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #15 on: April 02, 2017, 07:24:15 PM »
Very nice, Robert!

The last one is certainly not rupestris which has very small leaves when in flower. The colour is also different:




Most likely canina.
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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2017, 09:52:18 PM »
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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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2017, 02:54:58 PM »
Viola jooi
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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #18 on: April 03, 2017, 03:48:30 PM »
Very pretty Roma.
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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #19 on: April 03, 2017, 04:12:40 PM »
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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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2017, 06:32:45 PM »
Viola jooi is almost a weed (selfseedling) !
« Last Edit: April 03, 2017, 06:34:30 PM by hadacekf »
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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2017, 01:38:03 AM »
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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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2017, 11:12:05 AM »
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

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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #23 on: April 17, 2017, 11:16:11 AM »
- 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

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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #24 on: April 17, 2017, 12:21:06 PM »
Viola stagnina, fen violet, a rare UK native img.005.

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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #25 on: April 17, 2017, 02:04:00 PM »
Gerd,

A very beautiful set of Violas!  8)

Thank you for sharing.
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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #26 on: April 18, 2017, 07:23:15 PM »
Thank you Robert, you are welcome!

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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #27 on: April 20, 2017, 04:49:49 PM »
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!

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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #28 on: April 21, 2017, 10:29:17 AM »
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.

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Re: Violas 2017
« Reply #29 on: April 22, 2017, 11:00:18 PM »


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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