Viola arborescens

Viola arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: V. arborescens
Binomial name
Viola arborescens
L. [1]

Viola arborescens is a species of Viola and is also known as the tree violet.[2] The average height is anywhere from 8 to 10 inches. Viola arborescens requires direct sunlight to grow. Viola arborescens is very cold hardy, and is in bloom all winter and into early spring.

Color

The Viola arborescens displays color all winter and into early spring. Typical natural colors include magenta, gold, light blue, dark purple, maroon and off-white.

Locality

The Viola arborescens is dominant in Southwestern Europe. It is mostly found in Spain, especially in the Alicante province, Javea, and Cabo de San Antonio.

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References

  1. Viola arborescens was first described and published in Species Plantarum 2: 935. 1753. "Plant Name Details for Viola arborescens" Check |url= value (help). IPNI. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  2. "Viola arborescens". RHS Horticultural Database. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
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