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Viola 'Etain' - S1
Viola 'Etain' - S1
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Viola 'Etain'

Viola hyb.
When the weather is still chilly and spring is just a fickle tease, that’s when violas keep us from losing heart. With those pert little faces, luscious colors, and truly cheerful personalities, you cannot possibly fail to fall in love with a flower that perseveres despite gloomy skies and cold spring rains. Viola Etain has lemon-yellow flowers with a stitching of lavender at the edges that is lovely with nemesia, sweet alyssums, and nemophila.
SKU #P3950
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Pot: 3.5" h x 2.63" w (9.5 fl oz)
Lifecycle
Perennial
Perennial Hardiness Zone
6,
7,
8,
9
Mature Size
6-8" h x 8" w
Sun
Full sun to partial shade
Soil
Rich, moist, well-drained
Season
Spring and fall
Color
Primrose yellow with lavendar edges
Features
Great for containers
Great Cut Flower
Attracts Butterfly
Notable
RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
WHEN TO SET OUTSIDE
In spring, when light frost is still possible, 3 weeks before the last frost date
PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION
A small delight, fragrant violas bloom during the first balmy days of spring, just when gardeners are getting down to planting. Many have expressive faces and whiskers of dark tracery across the velvet petals in almost every imaginable color and shade. They look great in containers, planted about the vegetable garden for their edible petals, or at the garden's edge. They dislike hot summer weather; during this time trim back and they will rebloom in fall.
Final Spacing:
8-12"
Water Requirements:
Medium Water Use
Watering Details:
Keep fairly moist with about 1" of water per week, more during especially dry spells. Do not overwater.
Soil pH:
Acidic to neutral
Fertilizer:
Mix in a couple of inches of compost or peat moss prior to planting. Fertilize with an organic formulation in spring and again in late summer, when fall-blooming buds form.
Diseases & Pests:
Leaf spots and slugs are possible problems. Treat foliage with an organic fungicide and scatter pelletized iron phosphate at the base of the plants to combat slugs.
When to Cut for Bouquets:
When flowers are nearly open.