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Violaceae
Australian violet
Viola hederacea
Also known as Ivy-leaved violet, Trailing violet, Viola hederacea, Viola hederacea var. genuina
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Groundcover · Violet · Shade · Low-Maintenance · Perennial · Trailing · Australian Native · Container · Purple Flowers · Cool Climate
Australian violet thrives in partial shade and is an excellent low-maintenance groundcover for cool, moist spots in the garden. Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and it will spread gently to form a dense mat of attractive foliage with delicate violet flowers. It tolerates light frost and performs well in containers or as an indoor plant in a bright, indirect-light position.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until moist, allow top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- China Southeast, Malaya, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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