Corsican violet

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a herbaceous perennial up to 20cm high with rather weak stems, green leaves, the lower ones rhombic or rounded and the upper ones oblong or linear, and flowers, 3.5cm long, whose petals do not overlap, and which are sometimes yellow, but usually violet-purple with darker rays and white and yellow centres, from spring to early summer in the wild, but in cultivation may be from spring to autumn

Scientific classification

Species: Corsican violet (Viola corsica)
Genus: Viola
Family: Violaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of Corsican violet

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Corsican violet

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Corsican violet care guide

Maintain lightly moist soil, tolerate mild short dryness in mature clump plants
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Maintain lightly moist soil, tolerate mild short dryness in mature clump plants

Fertilizing

Weak balanced pansy feed monthly spring through mid summer growth phase

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sown in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe or in spring, or by division in spring or autumn, or by stem-tip softwood cuttings in spring or late summer; it will also self-seed