Viola ‘Baby Blue’

Common Name:
Viola 'Baby Blue'

Description:
Viola ‘Baby Blue’ is a charming and compact flowering perennial renowned for its soft, sky-blue blooms with delicate white centres and a lightly sweet fragrance. This variety brings a soft, whimsical feel to garden beds, borders, pots, and hanging baskets. Blooming prolifically from early autumn through to late spring in Melbourne’s temperate climate, it thrives in cooler weather and can be treated as either a long-flowering annual or a short-lived perennial. Viola ‘Baby Blue’ prefers a position in full sun to part shade with moist, well-drained soil. Regular deadheading encourages continuous flowering, while its neat, mounding form provides excellent edging or underplanting for taller specimens. Its versatility and resilience make it a delightful addition to cottage gardens, mixed displays, or as a cheerful filler for pots and window boxes.

Form:
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
Ground Cover
Herbaceous

Mature Size:
Height: 10–15 cm
Width: 20–30 cm

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Autumn
Flowers in Winter
Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:
Baby blue
White centre

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Bee Attracting
Perennial
Annual
Herbaceous
Suitable for Edging and Borders
Scented Flowers

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:
Alyssum
Pansy
Primula
Lobelia
Dianthus
Cyclamen

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
Visit www.pga.com.au for further details and photos of this plant.