Viola cornuta

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Species of flowering plant in genus Viola

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::summary Species of flowering plant in genus Viola ::

::callout[type=note] the wild species Viola cornuta ::

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Viola cornuta, known as horned pansy or horned violet, is a species of flowering plant in the violet family Violaceae, native to the Pyrenees and the Cordillera Cantábrica of northern Spain at an altitude of 1000 -. It is a low-growing, clump-forming temperate evergreen perennial, reaching 50 cm in height and spread. It has mid-green ovate leaves with rounded teeth, and masses of delicate pale violet flowers in early summer. The flower consists of five strap-shaped petals with a slender spur.

This plant, and the white-flowered Alba Group, have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

It is a known host of the pathogenic fungus Puccinia violae.Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). [Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X

Cultivation

Viola cornuta is hardy to USDA zones 6–11 (hardy in the UK to -15 C). Many cultivars are hybrids with Viola × wittrockiana, designated as Viola × williamsii. Some of these, such as 'King Henry', may be hardy to zone 4.

References

Bibliography

References

  1. {{BSBI 2007
  2. F. Muñoz Garmendia. "Plumbaginaceae (partim) – Capparaceae".
  3. Fuller, Rodney. (1993). "Pansies, violas and violettas: the complete guide". Crowood Press.
  4. Edwards, Ray. (1999). "Hardy perennials: RHS practicals". Dorling Kindersley.
  5. "RHS Plant Selector "Viola cornuta"".
  6. "RHS Plant Selector ''Viola cornuta'' Alba Group". RHS.
  7. (July 2017). "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society.

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