Scientific Name: Viola betonicifolia subsp. betonicifolia

Common Name: showy violet

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Violaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb with rosette, leaves much longer than wide, erect rootstock.

Flowers: Resembles small cultivated violets. Has a short spur sticking out behind the flower.

Fruit: Capsule – releases seed from valves. Small seeds turn from cream to dark maroon or pale brown when ripe.

Municipality
Central HighlandsGlamorgan-Spring BaySouthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationGrasslandHeath
Habitat Notes

Common in damp places, mainly on Central Plateau.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Will seed itself readily. Can also form seed without showing petals.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Dry and sieve to clean.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.