Re: Viola corsica
- Subject: Re: Viola corsica
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 03:10:35 EDT
I got my seeds from Europe and agree that seeds from NRGS is not all was
pure, since rock gardeners tend to be collectors of genera and as such
hybrids are very likly. Viola are very much able to inter cross but do not
do it so often, Most species, at least in north America, do not produce seed
from the showy flowers but instead produce cleistogomous flowers that do not
open and are self pollinated, that is one reason Violas have a high tendency
to produce consistent seed strains.
I have not paid that much attention to V. corsica to notice if it produces
the self pollinated flowers but will try to this year.
Claire you are right that the plants are perennial, I have a clump now going
on its third year, even after the Cephalaria gigantea tried to smother it out
last year.
I have a very poor picture listed at this address for those with an
imagination that is good at putting things into "focus"
<A HREF="http://www.hardyplants.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SP&Product_Code=VC03&Category_Code=";>http://www.hardyplants.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&;
Store_Code=SP&Product_Code=VC03&Category_Code=</A>
Paul
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