Viola spp. Mickey

Common Name: Mickey Viola

Description:
Viola 'Mickey' is a delightful, compact flowering plant known for its unique two-toned blooms, featuring deep purple upper petals and bright yellow lower petals, often with dark whisker-like markings. Flowering abundantly from autumn through spring, this hardy variety thrives in Melbourne’s climate, preferring well-drained soil and full sun to part shade. With a neat, mounding habit, 'Mickey' is perfect for garden borders, pots, hanging baskets, and mass planting. This frost-tolerant viola provides long-lasting seasonal colour and requires minimal maintenance. Regular deadheading encourages continuous blooming, and its nectar-rich flowers attract bees and butterflies, making it a fantastic choice for pollinator-friendly gardens.

Form:

• Ground Cover
• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:

• Height: 10–20 cm
• Width: 20–30 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Autumn
• Flowers in Winter
• Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:

• Deep Purple and Bright Yellow (Two-Toned)

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots
• Perennial (often grown as an annual)
• Frost Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
• Bee Attracting

Toxicity:

• Non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:

• Pansies
• Alyssum
• Primula
• Dianthus
• Lobelia