Re: Viola koreana 'sylettas'

Meum71@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Help Have a question on Viola koreana 'sylettas' just ordered 50 plants for
> next year and was wonder if any one alread grows this plant.
> If you do-could you tell me how you like it?
> And does it have cleistogomous flowers?
> 
> Thanks for all and any help.
> 
> Paul Henjum
> St. Paul MN
> zone 4
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Paul, I bought three last year for trial.  Bait heavily for snails and 
slugs.  All were eaten - two planted out and one stayed in greenhouse for
'insurance' all gone.  I had hoped that I would at least get seed from 
them but did not get to pods in time to save any and I'm sure any that 
any sprouted without a heavy ring of 'DeadLine' around them were dessert. 
 I see that T&M has seed this year so may try again-they were striking 
(but expensive).  Had to look up cleistogamous in Hort III - thanks for 
the new word :)  "with pollination (self-pollination) effected in the 
unexpanded, closed flower."  Not that I had the plants long enough to 
notice, but in case I do try again- how would I go about finding this 
out?  Does this mean that if isolated without any pollinator, there would 
still be viable seed set?

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