Violet
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Violet (Viola) - In nature it is a very large family, some kinds being among the most ornamental plants that bedeck the alpine turf.
Violet Wood-sorrel
Oxalis violacea
Violet wood-sorrel is rare in Connecticut, and it is listed as a species of special concern.
Violet
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common name for some members of the Violaceae, a family of chiefly perennial herbs (and sometimes shrubs, small trees, or climbers) found on all continents.
Violet Silverleaf, Cenizo, Violet Texas Ranger
Scientific Name: Leucophyllum candidum I.M. Johnst.
Synonym:
Family: Scrophulariaceae ...
HOW TO GROW VIOLETS
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Medical Uses: Violets are known to have salicylic acid (aspirin is Acetosalicylic acid) and large amounts of some vitamins.
Violet-Scented Iris
Their dainty spring blooms come in a rainbow of colors and are excellent for flower gardens, containers and cutting gardens. Commonly grown types include English, Spanish and Dutch hybrid irises.
Violet Swainson-Pea - profile
Scientific name: Swainsona adenophylla
Conservation status in NSW: Endangered
Description ...
Valley Violet
Viola vallicola A. Nels.
Synonyms: V. nuttallii var. vallicola & var. major
Family: Violaceae, Violet
Genus: Viola ...
Dame's Violet
Characteristics
Found in very damp areas of woodland and also on river banks.
African Violet Pests - Cyclamen Mite
One of the great advantages of African violets is that they are healthy plants. They do occasionally get a fluffy white bug like a bit of cotton on the stems and under the leaves. That is mealybug.
African Violets
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, East Africa was ruled by Germany through district officers, ...
African Violet
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African violets: easy houseplants
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7cm, Sand Violet is a perennial, stoloniferous species with small round to heartshaped leaves in a dense rosette and smoothly hairy stems. Distinct small, rich violet blue flowers on short stems.
Violets are an early blooming plant. They often bloom right alongside your mid to late spring bulbs. Violets herald in the new garden season with a wide variety of bright, brilliant colors.
Violet
Violets are about 500 species of temperate-zone flowers, genus Viola, in the violet family, Violaceae ...
Violet is the diminutive form of the Latin Viola, the Latin form of the Greek name Ione.
Violets, Viola pedata, may be directly sown into the garden at anytime from spring through fall. If they are started indoors they need darkness for germination (cover the flat with black poly).
Violet, Dog
(Viola canina LINN.)
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Violet, Dog ...
Violets have a distinctive, slightly irregular flower. The pansy and Johnny-jump-ups are members of the Viola genus; if you have seen them, then you will recognize other flowers of this group.
Bush Violet is an annual herb, growing up to 1 m tall, with erect, ascending, much-branched stems. It is native to Tropical america, cultivated as a garden plant in cooler parts of India. Violet-blue flowers are borne singly in axils of upper leaves.
African violet hybrids come in various sizes from large plants to miniatures of only 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall. Direct sunlight can burn the leaves, so try to keep the light bright yet indirect. Prefer night temperatures between 65 to 70 degrees F (18.
African Violets are the most popular blooming houseplant in the world. How this small, tropical wildflower found its way to most windowsills in America makes an interesting tale.
African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)
African Violets are tender, herbaceous flowering indoor perennials. They have thick, fuzzy leaves, and when treated right they produce a mound of vibrantly colored flowers.
African Violets - Lighting Light is crucial for African violets to bloom. Without it, plants remain green with leaves slightly cupping upward. Too much light will cause foliage to look droopy and brown along the leaf margins.
Tips: Violets are very cold-tolerant plants. Grown outdoors and acclimated (exposed to the cold gradually), they will easily handle cold temperatures and keep on blooming.
Artichoke 'Violetta Precoce'
Genus: Artichoke
Cultivar: 'Violetta Precoce'
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Kidney Leaf Violet
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Cleopatra Flame Violet
Episcia 'Cleopatra'
Glowing magenta blooms are held against the pink, green, and cream foliage. A dense low growing episcia creating a beautiful basket or terrarium specimen.
Clematis 'Etoile Violette'
also known as Clematis viticella 'Etoile Violette' - Clematis (Viticella Group), Virgin's bower
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Heuchera 'Frosted Violet' PP 15,085 (Perennial Coral Bells)
Item Number: 4995
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vy-OH-lah Common Name: Pansy, Violet Synonyms: Erpetion
Viola is a large genus of 500 or so species of annuals, biennials, perennials, and subshrubs from temperate areas worldwide.
( African Violet )
These compact, rosetted, evergreen perennials, grown as indoor plants, can be tricky and may require some special attention. Heart-shaped leaves (to 2") are medium green and pubescent. Blooms are delicate and seem quite fragile.
Exacum affine (Persian Violet, German Violet)
Plant Type: Biennial
Uses: Container, Ornamental, Indoors, Greenhouse
Propagation: Seeds
Habit: Bushy, Compact
Light: Full Sun
Flower Color: Purple
Blooms: Summer, Autumn ...
Viola odorata, the sweet, English or garden violet, hardy to zone 5, requires stratification
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Ultra violet clarifier (UVC): Using an Ultra Violet Clarifier in your pond will ensure that the water stays clear of algae. UVC's work by making the algae in your pond clump together so that it is large enough to be removed by your filter.
Sweet Violets - Most of today's violas are derived from Viola odorata, the Sweet Violet. Sweet violets are true perennials.
African violet. See Saintpaulia.
Agapanthus. Some splendid specimens have been seen growing in local gardens.
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Violet Wild Petunia
Ruellia nudiflora
Violet Wild Petunia is a semi-sprawling perennial, up to 28 in. high, from a somewhat woody base.
Violet: History and Culture
The stories behind this popular posy are fascinating as are the many uses for the 'shy violet.'
Growing Centifolia Roses (Rosa centifolia) ...
violet brown cone
ovoid to elongated oval, 3" long
cones remain on tree after maturing, approx. 3 years
cones remain closed ...
Violet trumpet vine was formerly called Clytostoma lindleyana which is now a synonym for this plant.
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Violet Bloom - Solanum dulcamara
Virgin's Bower - Clematis virginiana
Virginia Virgin's Bower - Clematis virginiana
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Ms. Violet
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Family: Malvaceae
Hibiscus, Chinese rose, Japanese rose, Tropical Hibiscus, Shoe Flower ...
Bush violet, Browallia speciosa
Butterfly flower, Schizanthus pinnatus
Cabbage, Flowering, Brassica oleracea var. acepola ...
Deep violet-blue flowers cluster atop plants that grow 3 to 4 ft. tall.
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Sweet Violet Lachenalia
In 2000 Granny Artemis brought home a little plant from the Indoor Sunshop that consisted of two fat bumply succulent leaves.
African Violet
African Violets are one of the most beloved houseplants. they are easy to grow and they adapt very well to home-growing conditions. They will thrive in a an average temperature of 73° during the day and not below 60° at night.
African violets grow well given 600 footcandles for 18 hours a day, so tubes 6 inches above them are just right.
Pale blue-violet to pale blue double flowers appearing between June and September and growig to about 7 feet tall (2.2 metres).
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Family: Violet (Violaceae)
Flowering: April-May
Field Marks: This stemless white violet has broadly ovate leaves and leaf stalks usually sparsely hairy.
Habitat: Wet areas in woods, along streams, bogs.
Noted for its violet-blue flowers, narrowleaf blue-eyed grass is found in wet, grassy flatwoods, wet prairies, and fields. It grows nearly throughout the state of Florida (Wunderlin, 2003) and the east coast as far north as Quebec (Kartesz, 1999).
Exacum (Persian Violet)
Fatshedera (Aralia ivy, Botanical wonder, Tree-ivy)
Fatsia (Castor Oil Plant, Aralia) ...
Episcia - Flame Violet, Peacock Plant, Chameleon Plant
EPISCIA INSECTS
Eranthis hyemalis- Winter Aconite ...
White to pink to violet
Grey to deep green
25cm to 1m x 50cm to 1.5m (10in to 3.3ft x 1.6ft to 4.9ft) ...
Flower Color: Deep violet, to lavender, to white blooms
Bloom Time: Flowers early to midsummer
Landscape Uses: Containers, Beds & Borders, Slopes, Groundcover ...
Buddleja 'Lochinch' Violet-blue Flowers from July into late September Sweet scented vanilla & chocolate. Ht 10ft 3m
Prune hard in March
Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Gilt Edge' small white flowers. Autumn. Boldly variegated evergreen leaves ...
 See also: Green, May, Pink, Lavender, Orange
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