Viola sororia 'Alice Witter'
Sister Violet 'Alice Witter'
This petite, yet less common violet really has a very unusual flower color. From the center out a purple pink veining which fades away towards the outside pulling. From the outside, the dainty flowers are nearly pure white - the feature only reveals itself at second glance - and especially if it increases during the flowering is in the pot!
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Sister Violet 'Alice Witter'
Latin name
Viola sororia 'Alice Witter'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Violaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Viola sororia 'Alice Witter'
This petite, yet less common violet really has a very unusual flower color. From the center out a purple pink veining which fades away towards the outside pulling. From the outside, the dainty flowers are nearly pure white - the feature only reveals itself at second glance - and especially if it increases during the flowering is in the pot!
Propagation by seed
From Mid Summer TO Late Summer
Sow seeds for V.tricolor and V. wittrockiana in mid to late Summer, either outdoors in a damp shaded site, or boxes placed in a cold frame. Transplant the seedlings into nursery beds, 4 inches apart until they are moved to a flowering site in Autumn. Seedlings sown in the cold frame should be potted up to 3 inch pots of John Innes No 1 and overwintered in the cold frame and moved to the flowering site in Spring
Summer or winter flowering
From Late Spring TO Early Spring
The summer flowering hybrids are in bloom from late Spring to early Autumn. Winter flowering varieties usually bloom from mid Winter to mid Spring, occasionally in the Autumn.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Autumn TO Late Spring
Plant violas in Autumn or Spring. Plant in any fertile, moist but well drained soil in sun or partial shade.