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Viola cornuta Blue Porcelain

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Viola cornuta Blue Porcelain Horned Pansy, Horned Violet,

Native: Foliage Type:

No Evergreen

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Groundcovers Clumping, Prostrate, Spreading

Description:

Attractive mounding prostrate annual with a beautiful blue and white flower. Great for small gardens and containers in rockeries. Looks fantastic when planted en masse. Young leaves and flowers are edible. Grows approx. 15cm tall x 30cm wide.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

<15cm 30-60cm

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Verge, Container / Pot

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well

Family Name: Origin:

Violaceae Europe

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Green

Flower Colour: Blue

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring

Fruit: Insignificant

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Fast

Maintenance Level: Medium

Water Usage: Medium / Moderate

Drought: Medium / Moderate

Frost: Moderate

Wind: Medium / Moderate

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