Viola tricolor | Heart'S Ease, Johnny-Jump-Up | Various
Viola tricolor belongs to the plant family VIOLACEĈ and Genus Viola This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Viola tricolor does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Viola tricolor so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Viola tricolor heart's ease,Johnny-jump-up is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The leaves of Viola tricolor have a mildly rank smelling aroma. Heart's ease (also known as Johnny-jump-up) can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit. This plant needs summer days with high heat. The optimal soil texture for this species is one that is fertile. It likes moist soils.
Fendlera rupicola is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Viola tricolor has an annual life cycle. Flowers: Heart's ease (locally known in some parts as Johnny-jump-up) has flowers with three colored flat velvet faces. The blossoms are typically of a purple color, having accents of violet, yellow and purple.
Viola tricolor | Heart'S Ease, Johnny-Jump-Up is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is purple. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … violet,yellow,purple. Secondary color or not the flower is described as: flowers with three colored flat velvet faces
Leaves of the plant Viola tricolor have a smell of curiously unpleasant when crushed and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Rank | Mild
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Viola tricolor has been used in traditional herbal healing as either an expectorant or an emollient. The plant parts used in herbal preparations are the aerial parts.
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