Viola spp. Mix

Common Name:
Viola Mix

Description:
Viola Mix is a colourful assortment of compact flowering violas that provide outstanding cool-season colour throughout autumn, winter, and spring. Producing masses of cheerful blooms in a broad range of shades including purple, blue, yellow, orange, white, lavender, and bi-colour combinations, these versatile plants are ideal for garden beds, borders, containers, hanging baskets, and mass plantings. Their neat, mounding habit and continuous flowering performance make them a favourite for adding reliable colour during the cooler months. Well suited to Melbourne's climate, violas thrive in full sun to part shade and prefer fertile, well-drained soil with regular moisture. Regular deadheading encourages ongoing flowering, ensuring a vibrant display for many months. Their ability to tolerate cool temperatures and light frosts makes them indispensable for seasonal garden colour.

Form:
• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
• Height: 10–20 cm
• Width: 15–25 cm

Aspect:
• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:
• Flowers in Autumn
• Flowers in Winter
• Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:
• Purple
• Violet
• Blue
• Yellow
• Orange
• White
• Lavender
• Pink
• Bi-colour combinations

Key Attributes:
• Bee Attracting
• Edible Flowers
• Herbaceous
• Perennial
• Suitable for Pots
• Attractive cool-season colour
• Excellent for borders and mass planting
• Long flowering season
• Suitable for hanging baskets
• Tolerates light frost

Toxicity:
Violas are generally considered non-toxic to humans, dogs, cats, and horses. The flowers are edible and are commonly used as decorative garnishes for salads, desserts, and drinks.

Companion Plants:
• Alyssum
• Bellis perennis (English Daisy)
• Calendula
• Cyclamen
• Dianthus
• Helleborus
• Heuchera
• Lobelia
• Pansy
• Primula
• Snapdragon (Antirrhinum)
• Stock (Matthiola)
• Sweet Alyssum
• Tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs