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Sweet Violet Saint Helena in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Viola Odorata 'St Helena'

 

Sweet Violet 'Saint Helena'

Viola Odorata is sometimes as wood violet, sweet violet or English violet. Viola Odorata 'St Helena' has white flowers flushed blue, and very fragrant.

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plant Features
  • Sweet Violet Saint Helena likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Sweet Violet Saint Helena likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Sweet Violet Saint Helena is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Sweet Violet Saint Helena likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Sweet Violet 'Saint Helena'

Latin name

Viola Odorata 'St Helena'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Violaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Sweet Violet Saint Helena likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Sweet Violet Saint Helena is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Sweet Violet Saint Helena likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Sweet Violet Saint Helena likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Sweet Violet Saint Helena is 0.30meters x 0.10meters 0.30 M 0.10 M

Viola Odorata 'St Helena'

Viola Odorata is sometimes as wood violet, sweet violet or English violet. Viola Odorata 'St Helena' has white flowers flushed blue, and very fragrant.


Flowering Season

From Late Winter TO Early Spring

Flowers appear from late winter through the early spring and are a pale blue colour.

 

Propogation by seed

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Fill a seed tray with seed compost,water and allow to drain.Sprinkle seeds over the surface allowing roughly 25mm space between seeds and cover with a thin layer of compost. Put tray in a clear polythene bag and place on a windowsill. When seedlings show remove plastic bag.When the second pair of leaves appear on the seedlings thin out to 50mm spacing by removing the weakest looking plants. After 2 or 3 weeks and when danger of frost has passed plants can then be planted outside into required position.

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Autumn

Pot grown plants can be planted out from early spring through to late autumn

 
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