Violet ID wanted

[maggiepie]

A friend who lives in Japan sent me a few violet seeds several years ago.
The seeds germinated readily but did not produce flowers, only seed pods.
Imagine my surprise a few days ago when I found this.
Am hoping someone might be able to identify it for me.

[WimB]

Helen, it looks like Viola chaerophylloides. Normally white, but there are pink cultivars

[maggiepie]

Thanks, Wim.
I think you're right after doing some googling of pics.
Would love to get a white one. So far both seedlings that have flowered have been the same colour.

[fleurbleue]

Hi Helen, it could be Viola eizanensis

[Lesley Cox]

Those two species are quite close are they not?

[WimB]

Those two species are quite close are they not?

Yes, they are. The biggest difference is that in habitat. V. eizanensis grows in shadier and moistier places than V. chaerophylloides and V. eizanensis is more common in Japan.
Since they are very close they cross easily and even their crosses are fertile most of the time. So it could be a cross too.

[fleurbleue]

Thanks Wim for these infos about Viola