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Viola ‘Joker’

Violet

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Features

BloomsJuly to December
Height0.1m to 0.15m
Spread0.1m to 0.15m
Growth HabitBranched clump
Flower ColourPurple-blue black white yellow

Description

Viola ‘Joker’ (Violet). A bushy, spreading, perennial annual with large, rounded purple-blue flowers centred black and white, with a yellow spot, borne in mid summer.

Characteristics

Annual or Perennial, Herbaceous

Other common names

Pansy

Origin

North America, Andes, Japan

Interest and use

Grown for their distinctive flowers. Attracts butterflies

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Needs

LightFull sun
HardinessFully hardy (min -15°C)
SoilWell drained, Fertile
Soil pH5.5 to 6.0
WaterMoist

Cultivation

They are fully to half hardy and should be grown in the sun or shade in well drained but moisture retentive soil; a few species prefer acid soil. They will appreciate shelter from the drying winds.

Propagation

Popagate by seed; the annuals sown according to flowering season. Usually the perennials and sub-shrubs are propagated by softwood cuttings in spring or they can be propagated by root division. Species may also be propagated by seed in spring or autumn.