Re: the quiet gardeners/ Violets

In a message dated 11/20/00 8:48:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
genebush@otherside.com writes:

<<    I have tried some of the woodland violets with a bit of a difference, 
but have
 had no success. Looks as though they go into my garden this coming spring. 
Sold
 very few of them, and can seem to generate little interest. Believe they 
have a
 bad reputation from the few that spread like wildfire through lawns around 
here. I
 meet up with the attitude " a weed is a weed". I will look into your
 recommendation on V. corsica. >>

Gene,

This is not a woodland violet.  The form of the flower is quite like a small 
pansy.  I suppose a customer might think a woodland violet (which may be in 
his lawn) is a weed.  Looking around at violets there are so many! This is 
the Viola with the largest flower in a species.  It has done well in a trough 
(though trough planters think much smaller), in the rocks and in open garden.

Also, Gene, I have a sterile violet which is a gem.  There is burst of bloom 
in the spring from the large clump and no children follow.  I cannot find any 
name for this plant.  Mine came from an arboretum sale.  Write to me off list 
if you are interested.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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