Viola cornuta 'Cornuta Starry Night'

Viola

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Common Name: 

Viola

Plant Type: 

Flower color: 

Foliage color: 

Green

Sun (From 0 to 5): 

Water (From 0 to 5): 

Maximum temperature: 

36°C

Minimum temperature: 

7°C

Maximum height: 

20 cm

Maximum width: 

20 cm

Viola (Viola cornuta 'Cornuta Starry Night') - Description

'Starry Night' is a first-year-flowering perennial. Its fragrant flowers are primrose with lavender edges. Plants are trailing, mounded or compact.

Viola (Viola cornuta 'Cornuta Starry Night') - Blooming

In colder climates, Violas are valuable for spring to summer color. In more mild climates, Violas provide color in winter as well. Deadhead plant to promote blooming.

Viola (Viola cornuta 'Cornuta Starry Night') - Growth

Anuuals, biennials, evergreen, semi-evergreen, deciduos perennials and some deciduous subshrubs. Violas can withstand full sun to partial shade with few exceptions. Violas make great bedding plants, but excel in containers as well. Plants can exhibit weed-like behavior. Self-seeding occurs at fairly high rates.

Viola (Viola cornuta 'Cornuta Starry Night') - Planting

In cold climates, Violas can be sown indoors during the winter for spring bloom. In warmer climates, plugs should be planted in fall for flowering from winter to spring.

Viola (Viola cornuta 'Cornuta Starry Night') - Pest

Slugs, snails, aphids, and violet leaf midge. Viola is also vulnerable to powdery mildew, crown and root rot, rust, gray mold, spot anthracnose, fungal leaf spots, downy mildew, and mosaic viruses.

Viola (Viola cornuta 'Cornuta Starry Night') - Interesting facts

Viola is found worldwide. There are around 500 known species.

Viola (Viola cornuta 'Cornuta Starry Night') - Soil and irrigation

Does best in rich, well-draining soil that is kept moist. Plants grown in a rock garden prefer poor to moderately rich, gritty soil with excellent drainage. In an alpine house, the soil should be composed of equal amounts of loam, leaf mold, and grit (or tufa chips).

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