Scientific Name: Viola caleyana

Common Name: swamp violet

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Violaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Perennial herb with weak stems, straggling or ascending.

Height (m): 0.05 – 0.25

Flowers: Petals white 2-3 times as long as sepals, the anterior one having a short broad spur.

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

Municipality
Break O’DayDorsetGeorge TownLauncestonMeander Valley
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Occasional near the east and north coasts.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

Can 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
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  • Cutting Month
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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.