Viola the best varieties

Viola flowers (garden violets) are not only well-known pansies that amuse passers-by with funny "muzzles" on the petals. In fact, the genus viola has about 400-500 species of annuals, biennials and perennials. When choosing viola varieties for growing as a pot culture or an open field plant, they usually stop at several types. Let's talk about them in more detail.

Viola tricolor (Viola tricolor)

Violet tricolor - herbaceous plant, mainly wild. Found in ravines, ditches, meadows with acidic or neutral soil. Viola tricolor is often called wild pansies.

The plant forms small bushes, up to 15 cm high. The leaves are rounded, pointed at the end, collected in a rosette at the base of the bush. Peduncles with small flowers (diameter up to 1.5 cm) at the ends rise from the outlet. Several shades appear in the color of flowers: white, yellow, blue, purple.

Violet tricolor is unpretentious, can grow on poor, not fertilized soils

Viola tricolor is considered an annual or biennial plant, although in fact it can "live" much longer, somewhat losing its decorative effect (this applies to almost all viols). Bloom - from April to September.

Violet tricolor is not only an ornamental, but also a medicinal plant. It is used in dried form by itself or as part of herbal preparations.

Tricolor violet - a flower suitable for decorating a garden in a natural, natural style

Viola horned (Viola cornuta)

Horned viola is a perennial garden violet that can be grown for many years in a row without losing its decorative effect. But! Its winter hardiness depends on the variety. Species varieties overwinter without problems, hybrids (which, as a rule, are sold in bags with seeds) can be lost in cold winters.

Viola cornuta (cornuta) has a significant difference: a slightly curved spur, 10-15 mm long, located at the back of the flower. Perennial delphiniums and aconites (wrestlers) have the same spur.

Viola horned - perennial garden violet

The flowers of the horned viola are small - up to 3-5 cm in diameter. Species specimens are colored in modest shades of lilac, blue, violet with an invariable yellow eye in the center. The hybrids are more diverse, among which there are varieties with blue, snow-white, cream, orange, yellow, red flowers. The flowers have a pleasant aroma.

Horned viola is successfully used as a potted plant, in the open field - in borders and flower beds.However, when planting, it should be remembered that horned viola is easily pollinated with other garden violets - with tricolor viola, Vittrock's viola. The resulting hybrids may not look like mother plants, which is not always appropriate in planned flower arrangements.

Viola horned Azure Wing (hybrid)

Varieties of horned viola:

• Alba - snow-white flowers
• Boughton Blue - pale blue flowers with a white eye;
• Columbine - white-purple flowers with a bright yellow eye in the center;
• Etain - white and yellow flowers with a purple border;
• Hansa - deep blue-violet flowers

Viola horned blooms all season: from April to frost. It reproduces well by self-sowing, cuttings, some varieties - by dividing the bush. This type of viola should be sown in autumn or early spring, through seedlings.

Viola Wittrockiana

This is the most popular type of viola. They are mainly offered to us in markets and flower shops. Viola Vittroca flower is a hybrid created by crossing the tricolor violet (Viola tricolor), Altai viola (Viola altaica), yellow viola (Viola lutea), horned viola (Viola cornuta) and some other species. Viola Wittroca is the garden pansy flowers.

The Wittrock Violas are the most popular among the Violas. It is them that we most often see on balconies and summer flower beds.

The upright bush of Viola Vittrok branches densely and reaches 20-30 cm in height. Leaves - rounded-oval, with rounded teeth. The flowers are large (up to 6-11 cm in diameter), irregular in shape, of various shades, rise above the leaves. Petals are rarely monochromatic, more often colored veins, strokes, spots are clearly visible on them.

In recent years, ampelous varieties of Wittrock's viola have been bred. The lashes of such viols reach 30-40 cm, the flower - about 5 cm. Wittrock's ampel viola is grown either in pots and hanging baskets, or as a ground cover capable of creating a flowering pillow up to 60-75 cm in diameter.

Viola Wittroca is traditionally considered a biennial. However, with early crops (in late winter or early March), it blooms in the year of planting, along with other annuals - in May-June. When sown in autumn, Vittrock's viola blooms in the second year in early spring.

There are many varieties of Wittrock viola, some of which are grouped together. Here are some of them:

• Swiss giants are compact bushes with large flowers reaching 6-8 cm in diameter. The colors are bright, multicolored, with a traditional "eye" and a dark "butterfly" on the petals.
• Rococo is a variety series, the flowers of which have unusual corrugated petals. The size of the flowers is up to 6 cm. They are distinguished by bright colors, complemented by clear strokes and dark spots on the petals.
• Bambini is a very bright series with abundant flowering. Flowers can have different colors, a lot of delicate, pastel colors - bluish, pink, pale lilac, beige. In the central part of the flower there is a white or yellow butterfly. The flowers are quite large, reaching 6 cm in diameter.
• Manjestic Jants F1 (Majestic Giants Series F1) - giant flowers with a diameter of 9-10 cm? bright colors with a dark spot in the center in the form of a large bow. Even more impressive flower sizes (11 cm) for the next generation of Manjestic - Super Majestic Giants Series F1.

Viola Wittrock look especially impressive in mass plantings

Viola Williams

Viola Williams is a biennial hybrid obtained from crossing the Viola Vittrock and the horned viola. The stem of the Williams viola can reach 30 cm, the flowers are small - 3-4 cm. Their color is always bright, with strokes similar to the coloring of the flowers of the Wittrock viola, but without the characteristic "muzzle".

Ampel Viola Williams in a flowerpot

Among the varieties of Williams' viola, there are not only bush forms, but also ampelous forms.

Popular varieties:

• "Pearl Waterfall" - ampelous viola, many white-blue flowers, pleasant smell.
• "Bengal fire" - ampelous viola, yellow-burgundy butterfly flowers.
• Amber Kiss is a bush that forms a lush carpet with bright bronze-yellow flowers.
• "Frose chocolate" - bush form, prone to rapid expansion in width; reveals many small flowers at the same time; the color of the flowers is brown with a yellow eye and dark strokes.

Viola Williams' luxurious whips in a hanging planter

Viola sororia

Viola Sororia (moth viola) is a perennial bush species, up to 20 cm high. Primrose, blooms in April-May, sometimes again - at the end of summer. It is a small, compact shrub formed by wide, heart-shaped leaves. Each flower, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, rests on its own stem, towering above the leaves. There are varieties with blue-violet, white, white-blue flowers.

Viola Sororia is used as a ground cover - in the design of alpine slides, borders, garden paths, flower beds.

Viola Sororia - perennial unpretentious violet

Viola varieties of Sororia:

• Ruba - blue-violet flowers
• Freeckles ("Freckles") - white flowers with blue dots;
• Albiflora - snow-white flowers.

Viola fragrant or fragrant violet (Viola odorata)

Viola fragrant is a perennial plant, the flowers of which have a pleasant aroma. Due to this, the extract from fragrant violets is used to create perfumes and cosmetic products. Viola odorata is also cultivated as an ornamental plant. However, the acquired varieties, after several years of cultivation, often run wild.

Fragrant violet has not only a decorative look, but also a wonderful aroma

The leaves of the fragrant violet are rounded, with a jagged edge. Flowers, up to 2 cm in diameter, are located on long thin stems. Species forms are painted in purple, blue, white tones. Cultivars can be red, yellow, purple, pink.

Fragrant violets bloom in April-early May. A second wave of flowering is possible - at the end of summer.

The size of the fragrant viola bush is almost dwarf - up to 15 cm.But if you plant several specimens together, you get a wonderful lush and dense pillow. Due to its decorativeness, fragrant viola is grown in pots on balconies, in flower beds, on flower beds and borders, in mixborders and on alpine slides.

The following varieties of fragrant violets are very popular in culture:

• Soeur d'Alsace - pink (salmon) flowers, very fragrant;
• Alba - pure white simple flowers, with a delicate aroma;
• Ashvale Blue - large white double flowers with blue spots along the edges of the petals;
• Marie Louise - blue double flowers with a white center, very fragrant;
• Lydia Groves - single large pink flowers, sweet aroma;
• La France - flowers are large, purple, simple in structure;
• Orchid Pink - Simple pink-purple flowers with pale blue stripes in the center.

Violet Vittrock, viola, pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) - one of the most popular plants in the floral world, allowing you to grow it as an annual and biennial.

There is tremendous interest in viola in the southernmost regions, where it can fill empty flower beds in winter and early spring.

Secret 1

In the northern regions and in central Russia, viola is grown as a biennial with sowing of seeds in the summer of the previous year. At the same time, from the 2nd half of June, viola seeds are sown in previously prepared, filled with a loose fertile substrate, ridges or in boxes, providing the seedlings with moderate watering and a temperature of + 18 + 20 degrees C. Seedlings must be shaded from direct sunlight. In the stage of 2 cotyledonous leaves, the seedlings dive into the ridges, keeping a distance of 5x5 cm between the plants.After the dive, after about 7-10 days, the seedlings are fed for the first time, and then every 10 days, alternating complex mineral fertilizers with organic fertilizers.

Wittrock's violet seedlings are planted in a permanent place in late August - early September, keeping the distance between plants 20-15 cm.Before planting, rotted and sifted humus or compost is introduced. The soil is mulched with peat in a layer of 5 cm to retain moisture and shelter in the winter-spring period.

Secret 2

In the southernmost regions, viola is grown as a winter-spring-flowering plant with seeds sown in the summer of the previous year. On the southern coast of Crimea and on the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory, it is planted in open ground in late autumn in the year of sowing. At the same time, flowering lasts from winter to early summer.

Secret 3

In seed production, viola is grown as an annual with sowing of seeds in early spring in the year of flowering. Modern hybrids in all regions can be grown as annuals that bloom until autumn.

In this case, the seeds are sown for seedlings in February-March. Seedlings appear in 5-7 days. We plant seedlings in open ground at the end of April - beginning of May, keeping the distance between plants 20-25 cm. For the development of a good strong plant and long flowering "one genetics" is not enough, regular watering and feeding are necessary. After picking, we feed the plants with nitrogen fertilizers 1-2 times, and after planting in open ground - with full complex fertilizers throughout the summer, every 2 weeks.

Recently, varieties with large flowers, up to 12 cm in diameter, prolonged (long) flowering and sufficient heat resistance, which allows them to bloom in summer, have appeared on the world market of flower crops. Currently at the zenith of their fame are multi-colored hybrid varieties. There are several hundred of them, although they are still with an unsettled classification. In practice, large-flowered (monochromatic and variegated) and small-flowered varieties are still distinguished. Let's take a look at the best of them.

Violet Vittrock cultivar 'Alpensee'

A mysterious variety with large dark purple flowers and a darker spot with a central yellow eye.

Violet Vittrok cultivar 'Bambini'

A cheerful variety that children will surely like. The flowers are not large; bloom in spring and summer, in a wide range of colors, most with contrasting white or yellow petals and central "painted" cilia - strokes that give the flowers a sweet spontaneity.

Violet Vittrock grade 'F1 Cristal Bowl White'

A luxurious F1 hybrid from the Cristal Bowl series. The flowers are large, up to 10 cm in diameter and more, white, with a yellow eye in the center, the edges of the petals are wavy.

Violet Vittrok cultivar 'Delta Pure Deep Orange'

A beautiful one-color, fairly compact variety from the Delta Series. The flowers are pure orange in color, without contrasting spots, stripes. A reliable variety: will not let you down in any weather!

Violet Vittrock variety 'Firnengold'

Great variety. The flowers are large, more than 6 cm in diameter, golden yellow with a large dark purple spot in the center.

Violet Vittrock cultivar 'Majestic Giant II Scherry'

A delightful variety! The flowers are large, up to 10 cm in diameter, pink-cherry with a darker center, sometimes outlined with a yellow rim.

Violet Vittrok cultivar 'Maxim Marina'

Gorgeous grade! Purple edge of petals, white rim and central dark purple spot with yellow eye. All details are drawn as if by hatching.

Violet Vittrock ‘Pure White’

A wonderful variety! The flowers are white with a yellow eye - nothing more.

Violet Wittrock cultivar 'Reingold'

Another yellow-flowered variety, similar to 'Firnengold', but the color is brighter: it is yellow-orange.

Violet Vittrock cultivar ‘Skyline Orange’

A beautiful variety. The flowers are large, up to 10 cm in diameter, orange, with a dark purple “ciliated” spot in the center.

Violet Vittrock cultivar 'Tangenne'

A very beautiful variety! It is from the Schweizer Reisen series. Flowers 5-6 cm in diameter, white with a dark purple spot.

Violet Wittrock Universal Series

The varieties of this series are characterized by medium-sized flowers: up to 6 cm in diameter. They bloom in winter, spring and summer in a wide range of colors, including two-color ones, sometimes with "cilia".

Features of culture

Violet Vittrok is cold-resistant, moisture-loving, grows in the sun and in partial shade (flowering is not so impressive) on fertile moist loams. On poor, dry sandy soils, the flowers become smaller, and in the lowlands, where water stagnates, the plants vomit. In early spring, it can "stick out" from the ground, so plantings are mulched with peat.

Accommodation in the country

Violet Wittrock is good in blooming in balcony boxes, garden vases, in flower beds, in flower beds, mixborders. Florists love her because she perfectly tolerates a transplant in a flowering state.

For true fans of the Violet Wittrock on the site, you can still read the following material:

How to prolong the flowering of viols; Viola is the beloved granddaughter of violets; Charming eyes; Such cute violets: species, varieties, hybrids, etc.

Viola (Viola) is directly related to the genus of the violet family. These plants can be found mostly in temperate regions and in the mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere. According to various sources, this genus unites 400-700 species. There are viols that are endemic to the South American Andes, there are those that grow in tropical South Africa, in the subtropics of Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and the Sandwich Islands. Viola is popularly called pansies. The violet-viola became popular many centuries ago. So, about 2.5 thousand years ago, the peoples living in European territory used these cute flowers to decorate wreaths and garlands, as well as premises during the holidays. The first they brought out the fragrant violet, and then the mountain violet. The first time that work was underway on the selection of violets to obtain hybrids was mentioned as early as 1683. Residents of Europe learned about the existence of the Viola Vittrock species in the 19th century. This species was created by crossing the Altai viola, the yellow viola, and the tricolor viola. Today, garden viola is one of the most popular plants among gardeners. He has several hundred varieties and varieties.

Viola features

Viola representatives can be annuals, biennials and perennials. Such a herbaceous plant reaches a height of 15-30 centimeters. The root system is fibrous, the main stem is erect. Leaf plates with stipules can be pinnately dissected or simple. They grow alternately or are part of the root rosette. Single axillary flowers, reaching 7 centimeters in diameter, are located on rather long peduncles. The petals located at the top are with marigolds, and at the bottom they are larger and have a saccular formation (spur) located at the base. The shape of the flowers and color can be very different, for example: two- or three-colored, monochromatic, striped, spotted, with 1 spot, with an even or wavy edge of the petals, double or simple, etc. The flowering of this plant is incredibly abundant. Depending on when the plant was planted, flowering can be observed from the second half of March to the end of the spring period, or from August to the very frost. There are hybrids that bloom throughout the summer period or 2 times per season. The fruit is a box with seeds inside. Their high germination capacity is maintained for a couple of years.

It is a frost-hardy plant that does well in the shade. However, in a shaded place, its flowering is less abundant, while the flowers themselves become smaller. Loamy, moist soil that is rich in nutrients is best suited for planting. If you plant such a flower on dry sandy soil, then as a result of this, the flowers will also become smaller.

Growing viola from seeds

Sowing seedlings

Sowing seeds can be done directly into open soil. However, the most popular and reliable way to grow viola is through seedlings.If sown in the last days of February, then such plants will bloom already in the current year. For sowing, it is recommended to purchase a special soil mixture for violets, while the seeds must be immersed in a solution of zircon or epin for 24 hours. Make grooves in the substrate and add pre-dried seeds to them. Sprinkle them with soil, which is previously rubbed between the palms. Next, watering is carried out, and the container is covered with film or glass. Then the container must be removed to a cool enough place (about 15 degrees).

Seedling

The first seedlings will appear after 7-10 days. As soon as this happens, the shelter will need to be removed, and the container moved to an even cooler place (about 10 degrees). Lighting must be bright, but diffused, while flowers must be protected from direct sunlight. Seedlings need to be watered and fed in a timely manner. In this case, feeding is carried out once every 2 weeks using a solution of complex mineral fertilizer.

Picking

When exactly to make a pick and how many times? On this account, gardeners have 2 different opinions. So, one part of gardeners believes that it is necessary to dive these flowers a couple of times. In this case, the first pick is made after the appearance of 2 true leaves, and the second - after 15–20 days according to the 6x6 scheme. And another part of no less experienced gardeners believe that a second pick is completely unnecessary for this plant. It should be remembered that this plant can be planted on a site already flowering, while it will take root just as quickly and easily. The flowering of a plant grown from seed is observed in late spring or early summer.

Open ground transplant

What time to plant viola

The time for planting seedlings in open soil directly depends on the climate in a particular area. So, the landing is carried out in April or in May. It is recommended to choose a well-lit area for the viola. It is best if the soil consists of earth, not very finely ground charcoal and dry bird droppings or humus (5: 1: 1). The following soil mixture is also suitable for the plant: sod land, sand, humus and peat (2: 1: 2: 2). Landing should not be carried out in a lowland where groundwater lies very close to the soil surface.

How to plant

Viola disembarkation is not difficult. First, the holes are prepared, while it should be borne in mind that a distance of 10 to 15 centimeters must be maintained between the bushes. The planted viols are sprinkled with soil, which should be tamped, and then watered. Perennial viols must be transplanted to a new place once every 3 years, while the bush is divided. If this is not done, then the flowers will grow strongly, and their flowers will begin to shrink. If you want to propagate some rare or favorite variety, then this can be done by cuttings.

Care features

The root system of this flower is superficial and is located at a depth of 15 to 20 centimeters. In this regard, it is necessary that the soil is always slightly moist and loose. Watering is carried out only when there is a prolonged dry and hot period. If it rains regularly in summer, then you do not need to water the pansies. It is also necessary to pull out weeds in a timely manner and remove wilted flowers so that the flowering remains lush.

Also, these beautiful flowers need to be fertilized regularly. For this, 1 time in 4 weeks, feeding is performed with superphosphate or ammonium nitrate (from 25 to 30 grams of the substance is taken per 1 m2).

Diseases and pests

Taking care of the viola is quite simple, and if you strictly adhere to the rules and perform all the necessary procedures on time (watering, weeding, loosening, feeding), then your flowers will always look incredibly impressive, and they will not get sick, and they will not be disturbed by harmful insects ... Often, such a plant is sick with powdery mildew.In an infected specimen, a whitish or grayish coating appears on the surface of leaf plates, buds and stems. Viola can get sick due to the fact that it is constantly fed with fertilizer containing nitrogen, and the disease can also be provoked by abundant dew in the morning in a relatively dry summer period. Diseased bushes must be treated with soda ash, to which you need to add foundation, soap or ground sulfur. In the event that the bush does not recover, then after half a month the treatment must be repeated.

Pansies can also get sick with a black leg or gray rot. The reasons for the development of these diseases are: inappropriate temperature conditions, violations of the moisture regime of the soil or air. Try to eliminate the cause of the disease, otherwise the rest of the bushes will become infected. Do not forget to dig up and destroy the infected plants, while you need to water the area where they grew with a solution of foundationol.

In some cases, this flower can get spotted. In an infected bush, the leaf plates begin to dry out, while the flower itself weakens. Be sure to dig up infected bushes. Experienced gardeners recommend burning them without fail so that the disease cannot spread further. The remaining healthy specimens should be subjected to preventive treatment. To do this, they need to be sprayed 2 or 3 times with Bordeaux liquid, while the intervals between treatments should be equal to 14 days.

A particular danger for this flower is the mother-of-pearl caterpillar of the violet and clover scoop, which feed on the leaves of this plant. In order to get rid of pests, plants should be treated with tobacco or chlorophos infusion.

Viola after flowering

Seed collection

Collecting seeds should be done at the end of flowering, and this time is approximately in August or September. After the flower withers, a small box appears in its place, inside which there are seeds. It will be possible to start collecting seeds only after the box turns upwards. The extracted seeds must be sprinkled on a sheet of newspaper and dried in room conditions. Then they are put away on the refrigerator shelf, where they will be stored. In the event that the boxes with seeds are left on the bush, self-seeding will occur. Seedlings, as a rule, are dense, and the first plants may appear in autumn or spring. If you do not want to grow viola through seedlings, then simply thin out the seedlings in a timely manner, and also, if necessary, you can plant them.

Wintering

Modern varieties of viola, which are perennial plants, are highly frost-resistant. If they are covered with dry leaves or covered with spruce branches, they will calmly endure a drop in air temperature to minus 30 degrees. If you are growing annuals, then after flowering is over, they need to be disposed of.

The main types and varieties of viola with photos and names

Viola wittrockiana

The most popular among gardeners is this particular species, which is also called pansies. This perennial plant is cultivated as a biennial. In height, the bush can reach from 20 to 30 centimeters. It has alternately arranged oval leaf plates, along the edge of which there are obtuse teeth. The flowers are single, relatively large (4–10 centimeters in diameter). They can be of different colors and shapes. Florists divide plants of this type into several categories: according to the timing and quality of flowering, according to the size of flowers, according to their color, shape and level of frost resistance. If the size of the flowers is taken into account, as well as their number on the bush during the flowering period, then the plants are divided into 2 groups: multi-flowered (multiflora) and large-flowered (grandiflora) varieties.If the color of the plant is taken into account, then in this case the varieties of such flowers are conventionally divided into: two-color, one-color, and also spotted. It should be remembered that the same variety can be both spotted and bicolor.

Single color varieties

1. Viola White... The height of the spreading bush is 0.2 m, and its diameter is about 0.25 m. The leaf plates are green. The flowers are white, slightly yellow and green. They are very fragrant and are located on long peduncles. Flowering of this variety is observed from the second half of April to the first days of August and from the last days of September to October. It tolerates winter well under cover.
2. Blue Boy... The height of the bush is about 0.25 m. The leaf plates are glaucous. The diameter of the ruffled bluish-lilac flowers is about 6 centimeters. The petals located on top are bent back. And also at the base of all the petals there are strokes of a dark lilac color. Up to 19 flowers can be opened on one bush at the same time. Bloom is observed from April to August and from September to October. Under cover it tolerates wintering well.
3. Rua de Negri... The bushes are compact, they reach 0.23 m in height. There is a bluish bloom on the surface of the leaves. The flowers are five centimeters in diameter. Velvet petals are rounded, wavy along the edge, slightly bent back. At the base of the petal, located below, there is an eye of a rich yellow color. At the same time, up to 14 flowers can open on a bush. Blossoming is observed in April – August, as well as in September – October. If the viola is covered, then it will well endure the winter.
4. Viola red... Erect shoots reach 0.2 m in height. Red flowers have a diameter of about 7 centimeters, while at the base of the petals there is an eye of a very dark color.

Bicolor varieties

1. Jupiter... A compact bush, reaching a height of 16 centimeters. The leaf plates are dark green. The diameter of the flowers is about 5 centimeters. Violet-white flowers have a rounded shape. The velvety petals on the bottom are dark purple, while those on the top are bent back and white at the base. Up to 20 flowers can open at the same time. Winter-resistant.
2. Lord Beaconsfield... The height of the bushes is about 25 centimeters. The leaf plates are slightly gray-gray. The diameter of the flowers is about 5.5 centimeters. The petals located below are dark purple with an uneven border along the edge of a lilac color. The upper bluish-white petals have ink strokes at the base. At the same time, about 30 flowers can open on a bush. The variety is frost-resistant.
3. Saint Knud... On compact bushes, the height of which is about 0.2 m, there are green leaf plates. The diameter of the flowers is about 5 centimeters. Strongly protruding forward lower petals have a deep orange color, while at the base they are red. The petals located on top are pale orange-yellow in color. Up to 19 flowers can open on a bush at the same time.

Spotted varieties

1. Shalom Purim. This is a several times improved form of the Viola Rococo variety. Her flowers are also double, but the petals are very corrugated. The flowers are large (1/3 more than the standard). Sold in specialty stores as a mixture of seeds in a variety of colors. It also differs from the mother plant in that it grows better not in a sunny place, but in a small partial shade, in this case the petals will be the most corrugated.
2. Hybrid F1 Tiger Eyes... This brand new hybrid has an amazing color. The flowers are small, they reach only 3 centimeters in diameter, on the surface of the yellow petals there are many thin streaks of brown. This plant is suitable for growing both outdoors and in a pot. The difference between this hybrid is that it blooms very early and luxuriantly, and its flowers have a pleasant smell.
3. Hybrid F1 "Cassis"... The flowers, located on a compact bush, are purple in color and have a thin border around the edge of a white color. Flowering is very lush, it is characterized by increased winter hardiness.

Viola horned (Viola cornuta), or ampelous viola

The ampelous viola is still quite popular among gardeners. The height of this perennial varies from 15 to 25 centimeters. The branchy rhizome is creeping, it grows and forms a carpet. The cross-section of the shoots is triangular, oblong leaf plates are large-toothed, they reach about 6 centimeters in length. The stipules are pinnately incised. The bush has a huge number of flowers, in diameter they reach from 3 to 5 centimeters. They are painted in various shades of purple and lilac, they have a small yellow eye, and horn-shaped spurs. Flowering is observed in May – September. It has a high frost resistance, but it is recommended to cover it for the winter. It is necessary to grow ampel viola in almost the same way as garden viola. Breeders from England work most of all on obtaining new varieties of this species:

1. Arkwright Ruby... This variety is large-flowered. The color of the petals is deep red, there is a yellow eye. On the base of the petals located below, there are specks of a dark color.
2. Balmont Blue... The stems of the bush are climbing, and the color of the flowers is blue. Recommended to grow in both balcony containers and hanging baskets.
3. Pearl Duet... The flowers have 2 petals, located on top, have a burgundy color, and the 3 lower ones are dark pink and have very dark streaks at the base.

Fragrant Viola (Viola odorata)

It is also quite often grown in gardens. This perennial plant has a thick rhizome. The length of the sheet plates, which have an almost round shape, is 9 centimeters, and the width is 8 centimeters. They are assembled into an outlet. The large, fragrant flowers are colored in various shades of purple. Flowering occurs in May and lasts 20 days. There are repeated blooms in autumn. Varieties:

1. Rosina... The flower is outwardly similar to a flying bird. Fragrant pink flowers are darker towards the base. The petals located on top are bent, and on the side they are slightly extended forward.
2. Charlotte... The color of large flowers is dark purple.
3. Tsar... There are fragrant purple flowers.

Viola moth, or nodule (Viola papilionacea, Viola cucullata)

The height of the bush is from 15 to 20 centimeters. The leaf plates have a serrated edge and are reniform or heart-shaped. Large single flowers are colored purple. The petal located on top is white with a strip of purple color, their center is greenish-yellow almost white. Flowering is observed in April – June. Varieties:

1. Freckles... White petals have many specks of purple color, if it is cool in spring, then they become larger. Flowering occurs in spring and ends early in the summer. Differs in unpretentiousness.
2. Royal Robe... Miniature variety. The flowers are fragrant, their petals are bent back, at the base there are streaks of black or yellow. The color of the petals ranges from purple to violet-blue.
3. Red Giant... Large purple-red flowers, located on long peduncles. Blooms for a very long time.

Also suitable for cultivation in the garden of viola: graceful, mountain, yellow, marsh, Altai, hairy, Labrador, one-flowered, variegated, sandy, somkhetian, dog, sister, foot, amazing, hill and Selkirka viola. At the moment, they are used practically only by some breeders in their work.

The favorite of gardeners is Viola Vetroka or the well-known Pansies. In this article you will find a description of the most popular flower varieties with photos.

Violla Vetroka is a herbaceous perennial plant of hybrid origin. Its cultivation is possible both as perennials and annuals.

It can be sown both by seedlings and by planting seeds in open ground.

She is responsive to feeding and feels great even in shaded areas. Have

the course behind the plant consists in regular watering and weeding from weeds.

According to gardeners' reviews, it is clear that its main advantage is unpretentious care and high resistance to diseases and pests.

Viola Vetroka - the most popular varieties

Viola Vetroka terry lace

Viola terry lace is a real find for gardeners who love to plant flowers on their site.

It easily tolerates cold winters and requires little maintenance.

At the same time, throughout the warm season, it will delight the eye with abundant flowering.

From the gardeners' reviews, it is worth noting the advantage of this type of viola is that it can be grown even in the shady corners of the garden.

The only drawback is that its seedlings are prone to death from black legs and gray rot.

Terry lace

Viola Vetroka Alpensee

Alpensee, like other types of viola, easily propagates by dividing an adult plant or by planting seeds in open ground.

She does not require special care.

One has only to remember about regular watering and weeding. And if you don’t forget to feed her, she will delight you with a long spectacular flowering.

Of the diseases that can destroy the plant, it is worth highlighting the black leg, gray rot, powdery mildew and rust. But the plant is extremely rarely infected with them.

Many gardeners choose this variety for its undemanding care and abundant flowering even in shady corners of the garden.

Alpensee

Elbe waters

Viola of Elbe Water has long been known to gardeners as a bright, beautiful, low-maintenance plant.

It can be grown both as seedlings, blooming in the very first year after planting in the ground, and as seeds in open ground, but in this case, flowering will be only for the next season.

The plant has a high resistance to diseases and pests. The most popular is the death of seedlings from gray rot and black leg.

The height of the plant usually does not exceed 15 - 20 cm, but at the same time several large inflorescences are formed on each stalk.

From the reviews of gardeners in various forums, it becomes clear that the main advantage of the plant is its simplicity in care and abundant flowering. The disadvantage is that flowering will not occur in the first year of planting seeds in open ground.

Elba waters

Viola variety Kan - kan

The Kan - Kan variety is considered one of the new types of viola, but a large number of gardeners have already fallen in love with it.

The bush has a fairly compact size up to 20 cm in height and medium-sized flowers up to 8 cm in diameter.

Its cultivation is possible both by seedling method and by planting seeds in open ground.

Flowering in the first year will occur only in the first case, in the second you will see flowers only in the second season after planting.

Of the diseases and pests that can harm the plant, it is worth noting the black leg, powdery mildew and rust. But infection occurs in rare cases, because it has a high resistance to them.

Gardeners' reviews tell us that the advantage of the can - can variety is its simplicity in care and abundant long flowering.

Kan-Kan

Viola variety Flamenco

Growing this variety will not cause difficulties even for novice florists. The plant will feel great even in shaded corners of the garden.

Caring for her is reduced to regular watering and weeding from weeds.

The bush has a height of up to 25 cm and is highly resistant to diseases and pests. At the seedling stage, it can be harmed by a black leg and powdery mildew.

The advantage of flamenco, according to gardeners, is a long, spectacular flowering and unpretentiousness to the composition of the soil.

The only drawback is that if you sow it with seeds in open ground, then flowering will occur only in the second year after sowing.

Flamenco

Viola Vetroka Africa

Like any other variety of viola, Africa reproduces in different ways.

You can divide an adult plant, sow seeds in open ground, or sow them on seedlings.

She will feel great both in the sun and in the shade. Caring for her is not difficult. One has only to remember to water it in time and get rid of dried inflorescences and leaves.

Although the plant is resistant to disease, it is still worth observing it from time to time. Because Africa can be destroyed by powdery mildew, rust or black leg.

Gardeners often choose this variety for long-lasting abundant flowering and undemanding care.

Viola Vetroka Africa

Viola grade Caramel

An adult caramel viola plant reaches a height of up to 30 cm and will delight with long flowering throughout the warm season.

It can be planted both by seeds in open ground and by seedlings. Caring for it does not require special knowledge and consists in regular watering and loosening the soil.

Of the pests and diseases that can harm this variety, it is worth noting black leg, rust and powdery mildew. But infection is extremely rare.

According to gardeners, the main advantage of caramel is its spectacular flowering and unpretentiousness to the composition of the soil.

There is only one drawback, it lies in the fact that when sowing seeds in open ground, flowering will occur only the next year.

Grill variety

Viola varieties of brittle have long gained popularity among both experienced flower growers and beginners in this business. It is possible to grow it both by sowing seeds in open ground, and by seedling.

In the second case, flowering will occur in the first year after planting.

Gryazh is not demanding in leaving and it comes down to regularly watering and loosening the plant. Diseases and pests rarely attack it, of which only powdery mildew and rust should be noted.

Brittle

According to gardeners on the forums, it becomes clear that the main advantage of roasted nuts is that it pleases with abundant long flowering even in shady corners of the garden.

The only drawback is that when sowing seeds in open ground, flowering occurs only in the second season.

Viola Vetroka will become a worthy decoration of any garden, choose and plant !!!

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