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Stately Violet

Viola eminens

Viola eminens, the Stately Violet, is a perennial, stolon-spreading herb from southeastern Australia that forms ground-covering clumps. It is grown in cool, moist conditions with partial shade and regular moisture.

Family
Violaceae (Violet family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, watering when the top layer starts to dry.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil or a peaty potting mix.
Temperature
10–22 °C; tolerates cool conditions and light frost, protect from prolonged heat above 30 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Australia
Climate
temperate

About

Viola eminens is a perennial, stolon-spreading herb in the genus Viola, native to southeastern Australia (South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales).

Other Viola plants

Hookedspur violet · Field Pansy · Australian Native Violet · Viola betonicifolia · Canadian white violet · Horned Pansy · Viola cotyledon · Marsh blue violet · Dwarf marsh violet · Pioneer violet · Alpine violet · Manchuria Violet

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viola eminens 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.

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