Description
- About this cultivar: Viola 'Molly Sanderson' (Va) is an almost black Viola. I belive it has the Royal Horticultural Society Ward of Garden Merit. I also believe it is a great performer in the garden. Apart from that I don't know much more? Who was the breeder? Who was (is?) Molly Sanderson? Does it matter?
- About this genus: Viola (vi-o-la) is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family (Violaceae). It is the largest genus in the family, containing between 525 and 600 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, however some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes.
- Flower colours vary in the genus, ranging from violet (obviously!), through various shades of blue, yellow, white, and cream, whilst some types are bicolored, often blue and yellow. Flowering is often profuse, and may last for much of the spring and summer. When newly opened, Viola flowers may be used to decorate salads or in stuffings for poultry or fish. Soufflés, cream, and similar desserts can be flavoured with Viola flowers. The young leaves are edible raw or cooked.
- Some Viola species are perennial plants, some are annual plants, and a few are small shrubs. In horticulture the term "pansy" is normally used for those multi-coloured, large-flowered cultivars which are raised annually or biennially from seed and used extensively in bedding. The terms "viola" and "violet" are normally reserved for small-flowered annuals or perennials, including the species. All of ours are the perennial 'viola' types!
- Position: Full sun, partial shade Soil: Almost any soil, grows well in Ballyrobert Flowers: April, May, June, July, August, September Other features: Grows well in Ballyrobert, Great Ground Cover, Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (RHS AGM) Hardiness: Fully hardy, grows well in Ballyrobert Habit: Mat forming Foliage: Evergreen Height: 10 - 20 cm (0.3 - 0.6 ft) Spread: 15 - 25 cm (0.5 - 0.8 ft) Time to full growth: 2 to 5 years Plant type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Plants are sold in half litre sized pots (9cm pots that are nearly pint sized, about 520ml in capacity). • All the cultivars we sell have been grown and tested in our own garden (which is an RHS partner garden open to the public). • When your plants arrive they can usually be planted straight out after soaking in water for 3 or 4 minutes. A good rule of thumb; make the soil level of the pot level with the rest of your border when planting out. Another rule of thumb; nearly all our plants will grow in indirect sunlight; we are in the British Isles after all. Another rule of thumb (!); Plants usually do better in the ground, which is unsurprising because that where they can from! Containers are ok if plants are kept fed and watered during their growing months, and in a warmer place during the winter. Try not to over water! • During the year plants can be in various states of growth. The same plant delivered in early spring could be much bigger or smaller if delivered in late spring. Please be aware of this when ordering or receiving them. • Some plants may have their flowers and foliage cut back when we send them, and look a bit awful! Don't worry, it is for their own good; some plants like to travel light. Similarly bulbs, rhizomes, and some plants may be dormant or dying back for the year when you order them, they may even look dead - that is the nature of hardy perennials so don't worry. Plant them out and wait, perhaps until next year, patience is a virtue in the hardy perennial game. Eventually your hardy perennials should grow back beautiful year after year. Again, this is the nature of hardy perennials - they die back and grow back, die back and grow back, year after year after year. Some years are better than others. You get the picture! • Postage and packaging is a flat fee of £3.99 per order • If you are for some reason upset in any way please contact us - we're human.
