Viola pedata

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Viola pedata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Viola pedata, Linn. Bird-foot Violet. Rootstock short and erect: plant glabrous: lvs. pedately 3-5-parted or -cleft, the segms. usually 2-4-cleft or -toothed near the apex: petals all beardless. Sandy soil, Mass. and Minn. to Fla.; a handsome species. G.Z. 11:144. Gn. 65, p. 383. G. 13:373; 22:68.—In the typical form the 2 upper petals are dark violet, the 3 lower pale lilac; the concolorous form is by far the more common. A form with petals nearly white is known as var. alba. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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