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Viola x wittrockiana 'Icicle Purple Splash'

 
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Family: Violaceae (vy-oh-LAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Viola (vy-OH-la) (Info)
Species: x wittrockiana (wit-rok-ee-AH-nuh) (Info)
Cultivar: Icicle Purple Splash

Category:
Annuals
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Purple
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Blooms repeatedly

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
By stooling or mound layering

Seed Collecting:
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive dimar7a On Jul 9, 2008, dimar7a from Quincy, MA wrote:

this is a great plant.it is july 10nth and the ones i planted in an area away from the wind are still blooming nicely.i planted these all over the yard last sept,and had some blooms evan in the dead of winter.i live on the ocean in quincy mass the warm west winds seem to do the most damage to these pancys good luck dimar

Positive JanFRN On Jul 4, 2006, JanFRN from St. Albert
Canada wrote:

This little plant is amazing. It prefers to be planted in the fall, and it bloomed for me right up to late November, even in the snow! Then this spring, even before the last patches of snow were gone from my yard, it was blooming again! I live in Zone 3A, and although we didn't have a particualrly harsh winter, it did get cold enough to need the block heater a few times. This is one rugged plant.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Quincy, Massachusetts



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