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vroomp
Marietta, GA
(Zone 7a)
February 08, 2003
12:53 PM Post #465079
| I have been nurturing this plant for several years and would like to try to cross it with other violets. Does anyone have a botanical name for this one? 
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Baa
February 08, 2003
02:21 PM Post #465126
| Violas can be very difficult to ID from photos, especially from the flowers, as many are so similar unless you're a real expert. Anyway, I have a feeling from the leaves that this is Sweet Violet - Viola odorata
http://images.google.com/images?q=viola odorata&hl=en&lr=lan...
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crestedchik
West Monroe, NY
(Zone 5a)
February 16, 2003
04:32 AM Post #470715
| if you want more I rip them out of my gardens by the tons...although I do have one sport that is variegated,that one stays... |
Baa
February 16, 2003
05:17 AM Post #470723
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Variegated V. odorata? Wow any chance of a picture? |
crestedchik
West Monroe, NY
(Zone 5a)
February 16, 2003
05:32 AM Post #470725
| Here's a picture from a few years ago...
http://davesgarden.com/t/61123/
It gets bigger every year and some of the leaves are really variegated nicely
Who knows it could be a virus but it hasn't affected any around it... |
Baa
February 16, 2003
06:05 AM Post #470726
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I think it might be worth getting in touch with the American Viola Society to see if this is a virus or cultivar/variety http://www.americanviolasociety.org/ |
crestedchik
West Monroe, NY
(Zone 5a)
February 16, 2003
06:17 AM Post #470727
| What would I say to them?
hey look at this weed I got growing,is it real?LOL
Seriously ,what would I say?
Can you check this out? is this a virus or a sport?
It is growing out of a regular green one,it blooms I think,but I've never tried the seeds |
crestedchik
West Monroe, NY
(Zone 5a)
February 16, 2003
06:30 AM Post #470730
| OK,I wrote to them and sent a hyperlink...to the address for questions and comments...is that the right place...???? |
Baa
February 16, 2003
11:07 AM Post #470837
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Sorry I missed this, I went off to see my mom. Yeah sounds good to me. I write off to a bundle of hortics each year when I have a question, I don't know any of them but most are usually very helpful.
If you don't get an answer let me know and I'll try a couple of Viola growers here if you like |
crestedchik
West Monroe, NY
(Zone 5a)
February 16, 2003
11:13 AM Post #470841
| OK,thanks Baa |
crestedchik
West Monroe, NY
(Zone 5a)
February 22, 2003
08:55 PM Post #475293
| Well,its been a week and I haven't heard from the place I wrote to.Baa,if you know someone let me know |
Baa
February 23, 2003
12:49 PM Post #475661
| CC I've sent out an email today and will hopefully get a reply soon for you :) |
crestedchik
West Monroe, NY
(Zone 5a)
February 23, 2003
12:55 PM Post #475664
| thank you Baa...
I figured it was nothing since no one ever answered my original post... |
Crasulady2
Valley Village, CA
February 26, 2003
01:43 AM Post #477728
| Usually at Botanical Gardens, they are so busy, understaffed and underpaid, they don't have time to blow their noses. I volunteer at one of these places, perhaps you could send them a leaf and a pressed flower for them to identify, then maybe they would take the time. There are many named culitavars.They are of the family of Violaceae, unless they have changed the name recently. Be sure to take the time to smell their flowers. Norma |
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
February 28, 2003
01:58 AM Post #479422
| vroomp,http://plantsdatabase.com/go/1410/ |
DawnG
Chardon, OH
(Zone 5a)
March 20, 2003
04:10 PM Post #494468
| Vroomp, where are you located? Is this a wild violet from a natural area or from close to someone's landscaping? Viola odorata is not native and if found out in the woods in the U.S., it's not likely. It could be common blue violet, Viola sororia or marsh blue violet, Viola palustris. If it's a possibility in your area, I can tell you how to tell them apart, but you'll need a hand lens. |
Baa
March 20, 2003
05:32 PM Post #494520
| It could very easily be V. sororia, as you say Dawn, for some identification of Violets you need a lens. |
