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Viola tricolor (Heartsease)
1 packet (200 seeds) @ $2.95
Catalog Code: 8811
Viola tricolor (Heartsease)
Hardy Herbaceous Perennial
- Flowers: Dependent on sowing time
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Height: 9 inches
- Germination: Experience Useful
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Edible flowers
- Ideal for: Border, Edging, Rockery, Wild Garden, Woodland Garden
Description
A charming and prolific baby pansy with an unbeatable combination of 3-4 colours in each FLOWER!
It will flower continuously from summer to winter, is compact enough for rockeries, walls or edging and will self sow seedlings.
Flowers summer to winter.
Height 15-23cm (6-9in).
The petals make a colourful addition to green salads, can be candied to top desserts etc. or used to make violet soup.
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Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | spring, or late summer/early autumn for overwintering. |
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| Sowing depth: | 3mm (1/8in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart. |
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Best sown where they are to flower.
Sow in well cultivated soil which has been raked to a fine tilth.
Growing Instructions
Thin out the seedlings to 15cm (6in) apart.
Aftercare Instructions
They will grow in sun or part shade and in ordinary garden soil.
Kitchen Notes
The petals make a colourful addition to green salads, can be candied to top desserts etc. or used to make violet soup.
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