Viola tricolor
A herbaceous perennial with spreading stems producing variable flowers with purple and yellow markings and darker streaks flaring from the centre of the lower petals.
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- Aspect: East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
- Family: Violaceae
- Flower Colour : Bicolour / Multicolour, Purple, White, Cream, Yellow
- Flower Season: Autumn , Spring, Summer
- Foliage: Evergreen
- Habit : Bushy
- Hardiness : H7 (Hardy in the severest European continental climates) <-20C
- Moisture: Moist but well-drained
- pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Season of Interest : Autumn, Spring, Summer
- Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand
- Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Viola tricolor
heart's ease
black eye
cat's faces
come-and-cuddle-me
constancy
cuddle-me-to-you
cull-me-to-you
Cupid's flower
fancy
flamy
flower of thought
garden gate
hearts in ease
herb Trinity
Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me
Johnny-jump-up
jump-up-and-kiss-me
kiss-and-look-up
kiss-her-in-the-buttery
kiss-me
kiss-me-at-the-garden-gate
kiss-me-ere-I-rise
kiss-me-love
Kit-run-about
Kitty-come
Kitty-run
lady's delight
little faces
live-in-idleness
love-in-idleness
loving idol
lowly down
meet-her-in-the-entry-kiss-her-in-the-buttery
pansy
pink of my Joan
pink of my John
pretty face
stepmother plant
thinking flower
three faces under a hood
tickle-my-fancy
tricolor pansy
wild pansy
wild violet
bird's eye
none-so-pretty
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A herbaceous perennial with spreading stems producing variable flowers with purple and yellow markings and darker streaks flaring from the centre of the lower petals.
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