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Viola cotyledon is an evergreen, semi-succulent perennial violet from Chile and Argentina that forms dense clusters up to 50 cm across. It needs free-draining soil, plenty of light and a sheltered spot.
Viola cotyledon is a flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Argentina and Chile. Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, it is an evergreen perennial forming dense clusters of semi-succulent leaves. Flowers appear in a ring around the edge of each plant in summer. Flower colour is variable, from white through violet to dark blue.
It occurs in the temperate biome of western Argentina and southern central Chile.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viola cotyledon by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
