species
Viola cornuta
Horned violet · Viola
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Viola cornuta is a perennial in the family Violaceae, also known as Horned violet or Viola, introduced to the UK. It reaches 20 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 20 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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