Viola × williamsiana 'Floral Power'
viola 'Floral Power'
A compact, bushy, free-flowering perennial to 15cm in a wide range of colours including blue, orange, purple, red, white and yellow with some bicolours and some with whiskered 'faces'. Can be grown to flower for several months between February and November, depending on sowing date
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Blue Orange Purple Red White Yellow | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue Orange Purple Red White Yellow | Green | ||
| Autumn | Blue Orange Purple Red White Yellow | Green | ||
| Winter | Blue Orange Purple Red White Yellow | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Violaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Viola can be annuals, biennials or deciduous or evergreen perennials, with simple or pinnately lobed leaves and 5-petalled flowers of characteristic shape
- Name status
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Deadhead regularly and cut back after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, snails, aphids, glasshouse red spider mite, violet gall midge
Diseases
May be subject to powdery mildews, pansy leaf spot, a virus and a rust
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