Viola Snowflake

Common name:

Viola 'Snowflake' (Snowflake Violet)

Description:

Viola 'Snowflake' is a charming, low-growing perennial ground cover celebrated for its delicate, pure white flowers and attractive, spreading growth habit. This delightful variety produces an abundance of small, dainty, five-petalled blooms held above a lush carpet of fresh green, heart-shaped foliage, creating a soft, elegant display throughout much of the year. Its pretty white flowers bring a sense of freshness and tranquillity to shaded garden spaces, making it an excellent choice for woodland gardens, cottage gardens, borders, rockeries and planting beneath trees and shrubs. Growing approximately 20 cm tall and spreading up to 80 cm wide, Viola 'Snowflake' forms a dense, gently spreading mat that provides attractive ground coverage and helps suppress weeds. Well suited to Melbourne's temperate climate, this hardy perennial thrives in part shade to full shade, particularly in positions receiving gentle morning sunlight or filtered light. It prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter and benefits from regular watering during warmer, drier periods. Flowering is generally most prolific from late winter through spring, with additional blooms possible during autumn and cooler periods when growing conditions are favourable. Removing spent flowers and maintaining consistent soil moisture encourages healthy growth and continued flowering. With its delicate white blooms, lush foliage and excellent shade tolerance, Viola 'Snowflake' is a beautiful choice for creating a soft, natural-looking carpet of greenery and flowers in Australian gardens.

Form:

• Ground Cover

• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature size:

• Height: 20 cm

• Width: Approximately 80 cm

Aspect:

• Part Shade

• Full Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Winter

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Autumn

Flower colour:

• Pure White

• White with Subtle Pale Green or Yellow Centres

Key attributes:

• Bee Attracting

• Butterfly Attracting

• Compact Growth Habit

• Frost Tolerant

• Ground Cover

• Herbaceous

• Low Maintenance

• Perennial

• Shade Tolerant

• Spreading Growth Habit

• Suitable for Borders

• Suitable for Cottage Gardens

• Suitable for Mass Planting

• Suitable for Pots

• Suitable for Rockeries

• Suitable for Underplanting

• Suitable for Woodland Gardens

• Moisture Loving: Prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil, particularly during warmer weather.

• Heat Sensitive: May experience reduced flowering or foliage stress during prolonged hot, dry conditions.

Toxicity:

Viola 'Snowflake' is generally considered to have low toxicity to humans, dogs and cats. However, this ornamental variety should not be consumed unless its suitability for culinary use has been confirmed. Ingestion of large quantities of plant material may cause mild gastrointestinal discomfort in sensitive individuals or animals.

Companion plants:

• Ajuga reptans

• Aquilegia (Columbine)

• Astilbe

• Bergenia

• Brunnera macrophylla

• Campanula

• Cyclamen

• Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)

• Ferns

• Helleborus (Hellebore)

• Heuchera (Coral Bells)

• Hosta

• Lamium maculatum

• Primula (Primrose)

• Tiarella (Foamflower)

• Trillium

  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.