Viola hederacea
(Ivy-leaved Violet)
Family - Violaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Australia
Year of Introduction - 1823
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - Up to 10cm
Width - 20cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: An Evergreen, mat-forming Perennial with tuft-like groups of leaves. The dark green, Basal Leaves are kidney-shaped and have scalloped margins. Prolific, white flowers, each with five petals and a prominent violet-purple blotch at the centre, are produced one per stem, continuously, from mid-spring into mid-autumn.
Synonyms include - Erpetion hederaceum, E. reniforme, and Viola reniforme
Additional common name - Australian Violet
Flower:
Solitary, white flowers, each with a violet-purple blotch at the centre, have five petals. The flowers are produced continuously from April into October.
Flower colour: White, purple
Flower shape: Solitary, five-petalled flowers
Flowering time: April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Dark green, Basal Leaves are reniform to rounded in shape and have Crenate margins. The leaves are held in tuft-like groups and can spread by stolons to become mat-forming.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Reniform to rounded
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in moisture retentive soil that is well drained.