Types and varieties of violas: which ones to choose? Possible diseases and pests. Viola propagation by cuttings

Viola flowers(garden violets) are not only the well-known pansies, amusing passers-by with funny “muzzles” on the petals. In fact, the genus Viola contains about 400-500 species of annual, biennial and perennial plants. When choosing viola varieties to grow as a potted crop or open ground plant, you usually choose several types. Let's talk about them in more detail.

Violet tricolor – herbaceous plant, mostly growing wild. It is found in ravines, ditches, and meadows with acidic or neutral soil. Viola tricolor is often called wild pansy.

The plant forms small bushes, up to 15 cm high. The leaves are round, pointed at the end, collected in a rosette at the base of the bush. Peduncles with small flowers (up to 1.5 cm in diameter) at the ends rise from the rosette. The color of the flowers includes several shades: white, yellow, blue, purple.

Tricolor violet is unpretentious and can grow on poor, unfertilized soils.

Viola tricolor is considered an annual or biennial plant, although in fact it can “live” much longer, somewhat losing its decorative effect (this applies to almost all viols). Flowering - from April to September.

Tricolor violet is not only decorative, but also medicinal plant. Used in dried form on its own or as part of herbal preparations.

Tricolor violet- a flower suitable for decorating a garden in a natural, natural style

Horned viola (Viola cornuta)

Viola hornata is a perennial garden violet that can be grown for many years in a row without losing its decorative value. But! Its winter hardiness depends on the variety. Specific varieties overwinter without problems, hybrids (which are usually sold in bags with seeds) cold winter may be lost.

Viola cornuta has a significant difference: a slightly curved spur, 10-15 mm long, located on the back side of the flower. I have the same spur perennial delphiniums, aconites (wrestlers).

Viola hornata - perennial garden violet

The flowers of the horned viola are small - up to 3-5 cm in diameter. Species specimens are painted in modest shades of lilac, blue, violet with a constant yellow eye in the center. Hybrids are more diverse, among which there are varieties with blue, snow-white, cream, orange, yellow, and red flowers. The flowers have a pleasant aroma.

Horned viola is successfully used as a potted plant, in open ground - in borders and flower beds. However, when planting, it should be remembered that horned viola easily pollinates with other garden violets - viola tricolor, Wittrock's viola. The resulting hybrids may not be similar to the mother plants, which is not always appropriate in the planned flower arrangements.

Viola horned Azure Wing (hybrid)

Horned viola varieties:

Alba – snow-white flowers;
Boughton Blue – soft blue flowers with a white eye;
Columbine - white and purple flowers with a bright yellow eye in the center;
Etain – white-yellow flowers with a purple border;
Hansa – deep blue-violet flowers;

Horned viola blooms all season: from April until frost. It propagates well by self-sowing, cuttings, and some varieties by dividing the bush. This type of viola should be sown in autumn or in early spring, through seedlings.

Viola Wittrockiana

This is the most popular look viol. They are mainly offered to us in markets and flower shops. The Wittrock viola flower is a hybrid created by crossing tricolor violet (Viola tricolor), Altai viola (Viola altaica), yellow viola (Viola lutea), horned viola (Viola cornuta) and some other species. Viola Wittrock is the garden pansy.

Wittrock viols are the most popular among viols. These are the ones we most often see on balconies and summer flower beds.

The erect bush of Wittrock's viola has dense branches and reaches up to 20-30 cm in height. The leaves are round-oval, with rounded teeth. The flowers are large (up to 6-11 cm in diameter), irregular in shape, of various shades, rising above the leaves. Petals are rarely monochromatic; more often, colored veins, strokes, and spots are clearly visible on them.

In recent years, ampelous varieties of Wittrock's viola have been developed. The lashes of such violas reach 30-40 cm, the flower - about 5 cm. Wittrock's ampelous violas are grown either in pots and hanging baskets, or as a ground cover, capable of creating a flowering cushion with a diameter of up to 60-75 cm.

Viola Wittrock is traditionally considered a biennial. However, with early sowing (at the end of winter or early March), it blooms in the year of planting, along with other annuals - in May-June. When sown in autumn, Wittrock's viola blooms in the second year in early spring.

There are many varieties of Wittrock viola, some of which are combined into variety series. Here are some of them:

Swiss giants are compact bushes with large flowers reaching 6-8 cm in diameter. The color is bright, multi-colored, with a traditional “eye” and a dark “butterfly” on the petals.
Rococo is a variety series whose flowers have unusual corrugated petals. The size of the flowers is up to 6 cm. They are distinguished by bright colors, complemented by clear strokes and dark spots on the petals.
Bambini is a very bright series, characterized by abundant flowering. Flowers can have different colors, a lot of delicate, pastel colors - bluish, pink, soft lilac, beige. In the central part of the flower there is a white or yellow “butterfly”. The flowers are quite large, reaching 6 cm in diameter.
Majestic Giants Series F 1 – giant flowers with a diameter of 9-10 cm? bright colors with a dark spot in the center in the form of a large bow. The next generation of Majestic - Super Majestic Giants SeriesF 1 - has even more impressive flower sizes (11 cm).

Wittrock violas look especially impressive in mass plantings

Viola Williamsii

Viola Williams is a biennial hybrid obtained from crossing Wittrock's viola and horned viola. The stem of the Williams viola can reach 30 cm, the flowers are small - 3-4 cm. Their color is always bright, with strokes similar to the coloring of the flowers of the Wittrock viola, but without the characteristic “face”.

Ampelous Williams violas in flower pots

Among the varieties of Williams viola, there are not only bush forms, but also hanging forms.

Popular varieties:

“Pearl Falls” - ampelous viola, many white and blue flowers, pleasant smell.
"Bengal fire" - ampelous viola, yellow-burgundy butterfly flowers.
"Amber Kiss" is a bush that forms a lush carpet with bright bronze-yellow flowers.
“Froze chocolate” is a bush form that tends to quickly grow in width; opens many small flowers at the same time; The color of the flowers is brown with a yellow eye and dark strokes.

Luxurious Williams viola lashes in a hanging flowerpot

Viola sororia

Viola Sororia (moth viola) is a perennial bush species, up to 20 cm high. Primrose, blooms in April-May, sometimes again at the end of summer. This is a small, compact bush formed by wide heart-shaped leaves. Each flower, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, is supported on its own stem, rising above the leaves. There are varieties with blue-violet, white, white-blue flowers.

Viola Sororia is used as a ground cover - when decorating alpine slides, borders, garden paths, flower beds.

Viola Sororia - perennial unpretentious violet

Viola Sororia varieties:

Ruba – blue-violet flowers;
Frickles (“Freckles”) – white flowers with blue specks;
Albiflora – snow-white flowers.

Fragrant viola or fragrant violet (Viola odorata)

Viola fragrant is a perennial plant whose flowers have a pleasant aroma. Due to this, fragrant violet extract is used to create perfumes and cosmetic products. Viola odorata is also cultivated as ornamental plant. However, acquired varieties, after several years of cultivation, often run wild.

Fragrant violet has not only decorative look, but also a wonderful aroma

The leaves of the fragrant violet are round, with a serrated edge. Flowers, up to 2 cm in diameter, are located on long thin stems. Species forms are painted in purple, blue, and white tones. Cultivars can be red, yellow, purple, pink.

The fragrant violet blooms in April and early May. A second wave of flowering is possible - at the end of summer.

The size of the fragrant viola bush is almost dwarf - up to 15 cm. But, if you plant several specimens together, you will get a wonderful lush and dense cushion. Due to its decorative properties, fragrant viola is grown in pots on balconies, flower beds, flower beds and borders, in mixborders and on alpine slides.

The following varieties of fragrant violets are very popular in culture:

Coeur d’Alsace – pink (salmon) flowers, very fragrant;
Alba - pure white simple flowers, with a delicate aroma;
Ashvale Blue - large white double flowers with blue spots on the edges of the petals;
Marie Louise - blue double flowers with a white center, very fragrant;
Lydia Groves – single large pink flowers, sweet scent;
La France – flowers are large, purple, simple in structure;
Orchid Pink has simple pink-purple flowers with pale blue stripes in the center.

Any gardener has tried to grow pansies from seeds for a flower bed. But not everyone succeeds in sprouting, which means the viola does not bloom in the garden. I have a similar situation.

Some plants purchased as seedlings propagated by self-sowing, but the seeds did not germinate. And I really like flowers. It turned out that at various stages of growing violets, certain conditions must be met.

I know that viola is one of the earliest and longest-blooming flowers. It is easy to grow in the garden in flower beds, ridges and on the balcony, and on any side of the world. It is considered a biennial plant, but I will tell you how to prolong flowering and make the violet perennial.

Viola belongs to the violet family. All over the globe, where there is a temperate climate, pansies grow, of which there are up to 700 species. There are especially many of them in the mountains.

An amazing plant with a beautiful inflorescence has attracted the attention of scientists. Back in the 17th century, breeders made attempts to breed new variety, and they got fragrant and mountain violets.

Wittrock's garden viola, as those growing in the world are now called. middle lane Russia's big-eyed flowers were bred by crossing Altai, yellow and tricolor viola. Work on creating new varieties of pansies continues to this day. There are several hundred varieties in total.

Horned viola is also good in flower beds. Compared to the hybrid (Wittrock's viola), it has simple inflorescences. I will give you the differences using my own example.

I bought seeds of frilled flowers Frizzle Sizzle F1 and pure white variety White Lady. On the bag in Latin it is written that the seed material is Wittrock's viola.
Another variety of Sunrise in the Alps with red flowers without such a signature is viola hornata.

Fragrant violet is another type of viola, common in central Russia. The plant has flowers with a wonderful aroma and an original shape of inflorescences. The bush is compact.

How I grow flowers in my garden

There are pansies different varieties. They also have flowers of absolutely any color. They bloom from early spring to late autumn. They look good among tulips and next to lilies. For three years in a row, the Red Riding Hood variety decorated a small flowerbed. The flowers produced seeds and they sprouted.

Another variety of horned viola, Jolly Johnny, has been pleasing us for many years. Although the flowers are small, they sprouted quickly - growing from seeds did not cause any trouble. The seeds flew to the neighbors in the country, and now blue clouds of flowers also grow on their six hundred square meters. This variety reproduces well on its own. Plants grow on the site among onions, garlic, and strawberries. All that remains is to replant.

Neighborhood with other plants

Violet refers to low growing plants. I plant in the foreground:
I am making a clearing from one type of pansy.
On an alpine hill I decorate the level with 1-2 plants.
I plant with silvery plants: seaside ragwort or chickweed for contrast, to show the beauty of each flower.

In the photo there is a variety of pansy called Jolly Johnny next to a clear one.

Once in winter, during the thaw period, the ground thawed from the snow, and pansies bloomed there. Seeing pansies in February is a miracle!

Plant rejuvenation

I often bought pansy seedlings in May. In the fall and the next year the plant lost appearance because of the overgrown stems that lay on the ground.

To extend the life of the plant, in the spring I cut off the shoots and fed the bush with mineral and organic fertilizers. Thanks to nutrition from the roots, the plant produced new shoots and the flower was revived to bloom in the new season.

It happened that the plant produced seeds and bushes of violets, which sprouted by self-sowing.

How to grow pansies correctly

This year I decided to learn the main mistakes when planting flower seeds. I decided to grow different varieties of pansies: pure white, red and ruffled purple. At the same time, I found out what kind of planting and care the green, cute wards require.

The first step is to plant fresh seeds. They have the best germination rate. For simple pansies, each bag contained 20 seeds, for corrugated ones - 5. Therefore, there was no time to hesitate. From acquisition seed material About a month passed before planting in the ground.

When purchasing, I pay attention to the expiration date. All seeds must be fresh and, as they say, with storage reserves.

Outdoor temperature

Different sources write the temperature for growing pansies differently. I waited for cool weather up to 22-23 degrees Celsius to grow flowers on the site. In the heat, the soil will dry out without our supervision, and then the work will be in vain, and the risk of not getting seedlings will increase.

Soaking the seeds

I have never soaked pansy seeds before. But after studying the experience on the forums, I concluded that the method speeds up and improves germination. My mistake - I put the seeds on a cotton pad, from which it was then difficult to remove the seeds. But then she came out of the situation - she rinsed it in a mug of water and the seeds ended up at the bottom.

Area for planting violets

"Anyutka" loves a sunny place. There you can see lush bushes and vigorous plant growth. Seeds are another matter. In hot weather they may become dry. Therefore, I chose for planting a lighted but slightly shaded area between the peony and the dahlia bush.

I weeded the ground, added humus and leveled it. Perennial garden viola loves well-drained soil.
Divided into three stripes for different varieties.
Spilled the ground.
I planted pre-soaked seeds.
Sprinkled it lightly with earth.
I carefully watered the soil in several passes using a garden watering can.

Then rain poured down on the ground. I also made sure the soil didn't dry out. A week later the seedlings sprouted. Along with the violet, weeds also appeared, so I waited until 2 pairs of leaves grew to identify the flower.

In August, when a bush 3-4 centimeters high had formed, I planted it in a permanent place.

This video will complement your knowledge about growing pansies with seedlings:

Caring for pansies

Top dressing

Viola loves rich soil. Therefore, he treats feeding favorably. I boldly feed it with organic matter. A solution of green fertilizer gives young plants strength and stimulates abundant flowering.

I apply complex mineral fertilizer: nitrophoska or azofoska. You can sprinkle a handful on the ground. But I dilute the granules in water and water them at the root to make it faster. useful material penetrated into the ground to the root system of plants.

I alternate feedings:

in the first week I add organic matter;
after 1.5-2 weeks, complex mineral fertilizer.

Whenever possible, I treat pansies with wood ash. It provides plants with potassium and protects them from pests.

Attention! Under no circumstances bring in fresh organic fertilizers into the ground when planting pansies and when growing them!

Watering

In dry soil the plant weakens. I water the flower bushes regularly until the rainy season arrives. Then the bushes will get a second wind.

Plant viola (lat. Viola) belongs to the genus of the Violet family, representatives of which grow mainly in mountainous regions and places with temperate climate Northern Hemisphere and, according to various sources, number from four hundred to seven hundred species. Some of the violas are endemic to the South American Andes, and a number of them are found in the subtropics of Brazil, the tropics of South Africa, Australia, the Sandwich Islands and New Zealand. Viola is popularly known as pansies.

The violet viola has been popular since time immemorial - about two and a half millennia ago, the ancient peoples inhabiting the territory of Europe wove the flower into festive garlands and wreaths, decorating the premises for celebrations with them. The fragrant violet was the first to be introduced into culture, followed by the mountain violet. The first mention of breeding work on violet hybrids dates back to 1683. Europeans became acquainted with the Wittrock viola species, which is a hybrid of yellow viola, Altai viola and tricolor viola, in the 19th century. Today, garden viola is one of the most popular plants, with hundreds of varieties and varieties.

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Planting and caring for viola (in brief)

Landing: seeds of perennials are sown in the ground before winter, annuals are grown in seedlings: seeds are sown for seedlings in March, and seedlings are planted in the ground in May. If viola is grown in a two-year culture, then the seeds are sown in a school bed in June or July, and at the end of August or beginning of September the seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place.
Bloom: depending on the type, variety and method of cultivation from early spring to late autumn.
Lighting: bright sunlight.
The soil: rich, moist, well drained.
Watering: During the season with normal rainfall, the viola does not need to be watered, but during drought, watering should be regular: the soil on the site is kept loose and slightly moist.
Feeding: once a month with complete mineral fertilizer.
Reproduction: seeds and green cuttings.
Pests: clover cutworms, spider mites, root-knot nematodes and violet pearlworms.
Diseases: pythium, smut, leaf spot, gray mold, blackleg, powdery mildew and variegation virus.

Viola flowers - growing conditions

Viola is represented by perennial, biennial and annual herbaceous plants, reaching a height of 15 to 30 cm. Root system The viola is fibrous, the main shoot is erect. Simple or pinnately dissected viola leaves, equipped with stipules, are either collected in a basal rosette or grow alternately. Viola flowers are axillary, solitary, on long peduncles, up to 7 cm in diameter, the upper petals have marigolds, the lower petals are larger, with a sac-like formation at the base - a spur. The colors and shapes of violas are striking in their variety: plain, two or three colors, spotted, striped, with one spot, with wavy or smooth edges of the petals, simple or double...

Viola blooms very profusely, depending on the time of planting, either from mid-March to the end of May, or from August until frost, although there are hybrids that can bloom throughout the summer or twice per season. The viola fruit is a capsule with seeds that remain viable for up to two years.

Viola is winter-hardy and shade-tolerant, although far from sun rays it does not bloom as profusely, and the flowers become smaller. The soil for viola is preferably loamy, fertile, moist, since it grows on dry sandy soils also leads to the fact that viola flowers become small.

Growing viola from seeds

Sowing viola for seedlings

You can sow viola seeds directly into open ground, but we’d better tell you how to grow viola seedlings, since the seed propagation method is usually more reliable than the seedless method. If you plan to see flowering this year, growing viola seedlings should begin at the end of February.

Before sowing viola, Buy a soil substrate for violets at a flower shop, and soak the seed material for a day in a solution of Epin or Zircon. Then place the seeds in the grooves made in the soil and sprinkle them on top with the substrate rubbed between your palms, water them, cover the container with glass or transparent film and keep in a room with a temperature of about 15 ºC.

In the photo: Viola blooming in a flowerbed

Viola seedlings

Viola seedlings from seeds will begin to hatch within a week or a week and a half, and as soon as the viola has sprouted, the glass must be removed and the container with the seedlings placed in a cool place where the air temperature is not higher than 10 ºC, under bright diffused light and protected from direct sunlight. Caring for viola at this stage consists of timely moistening the substrate and applying complex mineral fertilizer in the form of a solution twice a month.

Viola pick

There are two opinions about how many times and when to dive the viola.

Some flower growers insist that viola seedlings are picked twice: the first time when the seedlings grow a pair of true leaves, and the second time the viola is picked after another 2-3 weeks according to the 6x6 pattern.

But others No less experienced experts believe that the second picking is, in fact, planting the viola in open ground, so you will have to decide whether you need to pick the viola a second time. In the end, viola can be planted on the site in an already blooming state - it takes root well. Viola blooms from seeds in late spring or early summer.

In the photo: Dense thickets of viola

Planting a viola

When to plant viola

Planting violas in open ground is carried out depending on the climate of the area in April or May. Determine a sunny area for the viola with the optimal soil composition and add 0.2 parts of not too finely crushed coal to one part of the soil, so that its fractions also perform a drainage function, and the same amount of humus or dry bird droppings. Viola will grow well in soil with the following composition: humus, turf land, peat and sand in a ratio of 2:2:2:1.

Do not plant viola in lowlands where groundwater is close, so that water stagnation does not occur in the roots of the viola.

How to plant viola

If you are concerned about the question of how to plant viola correctly, let me reassure you: planting viola flowers does not contain any secrets. The seedlings are placed in pre-prepared holes at a distance of 10-15 cm between specimens, sprinkled with earth, the soil around the bushes is compacted and watered after planting. Please note that growing viola flowers involves replanting plants every three years, combined with dividing the bushes, otherwise perennial viola grows strongly, and the flowers become small, causing the plant to lose its decorative effect. The best varieties of viola can be easily propagated by cuttings.

In the photo: Pansies

Viola care

How to grow viola

Growing viola requires maintaining the soil in the area in a moist and loose state, since the root system of the plant is superficial - it is located at a depth of only 15-20 cm. Water the area with viola as needed, but in a normal summer, natural moisture - rain, and only if the summer is hot, will you have to bother with watering. It is also necessary to remove weeds from the site as they appear and to pick off faded flowers with seed pods in a timely manner so that the flowering of the viola does not lose intensity.

In addition, caring for viola flowers involves monthly fertilizing with ammonium nitrate or superphosphate at the rate of 25-30 g per square meter.

In the photo: White and blue violas

Pests and diseases of viola

As you can see, planting a viola and caring for it is very simple, so do not neglect the rules for growing viola, follow them pedantically, otherwise you will have to face the difficulties that proper care could have been avoided. We are talking about diseases and pests that arise when the rules of agricultural technology are violated.

Most often, viola suffers from powdery mildew, which initially appears in the form of a gray or white coating on the leaves, buds and stems. This happens if fertilizing is done only with nitrogen fertilizers or in dry, sunny summers with abundant morning dew. In case of powdery mildew disease, plants are sprayed with soda ash and soap or Fundazol, or ground sulfur. If the disease does not go away, The treatment can be repeated after two weeks.

In addition, if the temperature, air and soil humidity established by agricultural technology are violated, problems with diseases such as gray rot or blackleg may occur. Eliminate the causes of the disease before it affects all plants, remove the affected specimens, and water the soil after them with Fundazol.

In the photo: Large viola flower

Sometimes viola suffers from spotting, from which its leaves dry out and the plant itself weakens. It is necessary to destroy the diseased specimens, and it is best to burn them so that the infection does not spread throughout the garden. For preventive purposes, healthy plants are sprayed with Bordeaux mixture 2-3 times with an interval of two weeks between sessions.

Among the insects that are dangerous for viola are the caterpillars of the clover cutworm and the violet pearlworm, which eat the leaves of the plant. They are destroyed by spraying the viola with chlorophos or tobacco infusion.

Viola after flowering

How and when to collect viola seeds

Collect seeds from faded plants in August-September. After the flowers fade, small boxes with seeds remain in their place.

A sign that the seeds are ready for collection is when the capsule turns upward.

The seeds are removed from the cut pods, dried indoors and stored in the refrigerator. If the seed pods are not removed, then abundant self-seeding may occur, and you will see fresh spontaneous shoots either in the fall or next spring, but if they are thinned out and planted in time, then you can grow viola on the plot without labor costs for sowing and planting work.

In the photo: How viola blooms in the garden

Viola in winter

Current varieties of perennial violets, if covered with spruce branches or dry leaves, can withstand even severe frosts - down to -30 ºC. And annual violas are disposed of after wilting.

Types and varieties of viola

Viola wittrockiana

The most common type of viola in our flowerbeds is Wittrock's viola, or pansy. It is a perennial 20-30 cm high, grown in cultivation as a biennial plant, with oval alternate leaves with blunt teeth along the edges and single large flowers from 4 to 10 cm in diameter of various colors and shapes.

Flower growers divide garden viola varieties into several categories: according to the timing and quality of flowering, flower size, color, shape and level of winter hardiness.

If the criterion is the size of the flowers and their simultaneous number on the bush during flowering, then according to these characteristics, Wittrock viola varieties are divided into groups of large-flowered (grandiflora) and multi-flowered (multiflora) varieties.

If the basis of the difference is color, then the varieties are conventionally divided into one-color, two-color and spotted, but it should be understood that there is no clear boundary between these groups, and the same variety can be classified, for example, as both spotted and two-color.

Single-color varieties of Wittrock viola:

Viola White- a spreading bush with a diameter of up to 25 cm and a height of up to 20 cm with green leaves, white with barely noticeable green and yellow fragrant flowers on long peduncles. This variety blooms from mid-April to early August and from late September to October. Winters well under cover;
Blue Boy– a bush up to 25 cm tall with bluish leaves, lilac-blue corrugated flowers up to 6 cm in diameter, with dark lilac strokes at the base of the petals, the upper petals are bent back. Up to 19 flowers can open on a bush at the same time. It blooms from April to August and in September-October, winters well under cover;
Rua de Negri- compact bushes up to 23 cm high, leaves with a bluish bloom, flowers up to 5 cm in diameter with rounded black velvet petals wavy at the edges, slightly bent back, at the base of the lower petal there is a bright yellow eye. Up to 14 flowers open simultaneously on a bush. Blooms from April to August and from September to October. Winters well under cover;
Viola red– erect stems up to 20 cm high, flowers up to 7 cm in diameter, red in color with a very dark eye at the base of the petals.

In the photo: Viola Wittrockiana

Bicolor varieties of Wittrock viola:

Jupiter- a compact variety up to 16 cm high with dark green leaves and flowers up to 5 cm in diameter with rounded white-violet flowers, the upper petals of which, white at the base, are bent back, and the lower ones have a velvety texture and a deep purple hue. Up to 20 flowers open at once. Winters well;
Lord Beaconsfield– bushes up to 25 cm high, bluish leaves. Flowers up to 5.5 cm in diameter. The upper petals are white-blue with ink strokes at the base, the lower petals are deep purple with an uneven lilac rim along the edges. Up to 30 flowers bloom on the bush at the same time. Winters well;
Saint Canute- compact bushes up to 20 cm in height with green leaves and flowers up to 5 cm in diameter, in which the upper petals are a light yellowish-orange hue, and the lower ones, bright orange with a red base, protrude strongly forward. Up to 19 flowers can be open on a bush at the same time.

In the photo: Viola Wittrockiana

Spotted violas:

Shalom Purim– a many times improved form of the viola rococo variety, the same terry viola, but with incredibly strong corrugation of the petals of very large flowers – a third larger than the standard. It goes on sale as a mixture of seeds of various colors. Unlike the parent species, it prefers light partial shade to the sun - then the corrugation of the leaves is more pronounced;
hybrid F1 Tiger Eyes– a new product with incredible colors: the yellow background of the petals has frequent thin brown strokes, the diameter of the flower is up to 3 cm. Can be grown both in flower beds and in pots. The hybrid is distinguished by early, abundant flowering and a pleasant aroma;
hybrid F1 "Cassis"- a compact plant with purple petals with a thin white border along the edges, blooms very profusely, and has high winter hardiness.

In the photo: Horned viola (Viola cornuta), or ampelous viola

In addition to Wittrock's viola, horned viola, or ampelous viola, is often grown in cultivation - a perennial plant from 15 to 25 cm in height with a creeping branched rhizome, which, growing, forms a carpet. Its stems are triangular in cross-section, its leaves are oblong, coarsely toothed, up to 6 cm long, and the stipules are pinnately incised. Numerous flowers 3-5 cm in diameter, with a horn-shaped spur, are colored lilac-violet with a small yellow eye. Blooms from May to September. It is winter-hardy, but it is advisable to cover it for the winter. Growing ampelous viola is not much different from growing garden viola. The breeding of new varieties of horned viola was mainly carried out by English breeders:

Arkwright Ruby– a large-flowered variety with intensely red petals with a yellow eye and dark spots at the base of the lower petals;
Balmont Blue– a variety with blue flowers and climbing shoots, grows well in hanging baskets and balcony containers;
Purple Duet– the flowers of this variety have two upper petals of burgundy color, and the three lower ones are dark pink with darker strokes at the base.

In the photo: Viola odorata

Viola odorata

Another species that grows well in cultivation and has many garden forms is the fragrant viola - a perennial with a thick rhizome and almost round leaves up to 9 cm long and up to 8 cm wide, forming a rosette. The flowers are quite large, fragrant, purple in color. It blooms in May for three weeks, sometimes blooming again in the fall. Varieties:

Rosina- Very fragrant flowers pink in color, darkening closer to the base, their upper petals are bent, the side petals are slightly extended forward - the flower looks like a flying bird;
Charlotte– viola with large dark purple flowers;
Tsar- viola with very fragrant purple flowers.

In the photo: Viola papilionacea, or Viola cucullata

Viola papilionacea = Viola cucullata

The butterfly viola, or hooded viola, 15-20 cm high, with heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves with jagged edges and large, single purple flowers, the upper petal of which is white with a purple stripe, and the center is yellowish-green, almost white, is also in demand in culture. Blooms from April to June. Varieties:

Freckles- white flowers with dense purple speckles, which become larger in cool spring. Blooms in spring to early summer. One of the most unpretentious varieties of viola in cultivation;
Royal Robe- a miniature viola with very fragrant flowers, the petals of which are bent back, and at the base of each petal there are yellowish and black strokes. The petals themselves are colored from violet-blue to purple;
Red Giant- very large red-violet flowers on long peduncles. Long-flowering variety.

In addition to the listed widely used species of viola, they could grow perfectly in garden culture graceful, mountain, yellow, marsh, Altai, hairy, Labrador, single-flowered, variegated, sandy, Somkhetian, dog, sister, stop-shaped, amazing, hill and Selkirk viola. In the meantime, they are used by breeders for the most part to develop new varieties and hybrids of garden viola.

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How beautiful the viola looks in the flower beds. And the presence of many of its varieties makes pansies even more attractive to gardeners. Early flowering, graceful flower shape and very delicate aroma enchant everyone who encounters this delicate flower. And we will tell you in this article which varieties of viola can be grown and how to distinguish them.

Viola: plant description

Viola has a very general description, which varies depending on the species - a representative of the violet family. It is a herbaceous plant in the form of a bush. The stem is erect, quite tall - up to 30 cm. The flower of this plant is similar in shape to a violet and differs only in a uniquely shaped spot in the center. The color of a flower can be completely different. Plants are most valued for their long and early flowering, which begins with the first warm rays of the spring sun and continues until the autumn cold. Doesn't bloom in summer period due to hot weather. Breeders count hundreds of varieties of viola, each of which is unique.

Did you know?The flower received its popular name “pansy” in Russia. According to legend, the flower is the girl Anna, who waited so long for her lover that she turned into a flower.

Pansies are represented by many varieties with interesting names, which, in turn, are divided into two groups: small-leaved and large-leaved. These plants do not cause any difficulties in care. We will talk further about what the varieties look like and how to care for them.

Wittrock viola is a plant that can delight you in your flowerbed for a year, two or many years. Grows from 15 to 30 cm in height. The stem of Vittroka is straight, and the root system is fibrous. The leaves depend on the variety: they can be collected in a basal rosette or arranged along the stem one after the other. The leaves can be simple or pinnate. The flowers of Vittroka are quite large, growing from the axils of the leaves on thin peduncles. The shape of the flower can be simple, double, wavy or corrugated at the edges. The upper leaves are decorated with “marigolds”, the lower ones with a spur. Flowers can be painted in one color, two or even more.

Important!More than 25 buds can bloom on the bushes at a time, which begin flowering in different time- depending on when they were dropped off.

This variety is unpretentious and develops well both in illuminated places and in partial shade. It prefers fertile soil. Vittroka is usually grown as a summer plant, but if you decide to keep this variety for several years, then you should know that it tolerates frost and cold well. Propagated vegetatively and by seeds, which makes possible cultivation pansy flowers even for beginners.

Viola unicolor

Viola unicolor has been known in culture since 1753. The homeland of this plant is the grassy and moss-herbaceous forests of Siberia and Mongolia, and the tundra of the Far East. This perennial flower with short, vertical roots and a stem reaching 30 cm in height. The leaves are conventionally located at two levels: the basal leaf is wide, with “jagged” edges, the stem leaves are located in the upper part of the stem, their shape can vary from oval to heart-shaped, the apex is elongated, with large denticles along the edges. Viola blooms from May to the end of June. The flowers of this variety are yellow, with yellow corollas, up to 3 cm in size.

Did you know?Viola Uniflora blooms with one flower, although sometimes there may be two.

This variety is used exclusively as an ornamental plant for borders, flower beds, paths and alpine slides. Single-color viola looks great with varieties blue flowers violas. In order for the viola to feel comfortable in your flowerbed, you just need to provide it with good moisture and a sunny place, although the plant tolerates shade well.

Bicolor viola has earned its popularity due to its beautiful appearance and easy care. It grows up to 30 cm in height, and the corolla can be colored in different ways: the colors can replace each other smoothly, or they can differ in contrasting, rather aggressive transitions. Distinctive feature The bicolor violet is characterized by its finger color: each petal is marked with a large oval spot, which resembles a fingerprint and is unique on each individual flower.

Important!Such varieties of two-color violets as “blue fog”, “Petersburg”, “spring twilight” practically do not produce sports.

In the center of the flower there is an eye, which contrasts with the petals in color. This type of violet may darken due to a violation temperature regime. If the temperature stays at the same level and is high enough, the viola will maintain its color, but if the temperature drops below normal, the petals will darken. One should take into account the fact that flowers of this species may darken on their own due to age. If you notice darkened spots on the petals, you need to take the lightest leaves and plant them, otherwise you will lose the variety.

Viola tricolor is a popular early flowering species among gardeners. Its attractiveness also lies in the fact that the plant can bloom depending on when it is planted. If you plant tricolor viola at different times, you can maintain flowering throughout the season. This flower is represented by a low stem - 20-25 cm, the leaves are located near the root. The root system is fibrous, the rhizome grows at a depth of 15-20 cm. The flower consists of five petals different color: These can be solid colors or contrasting ones. One flower blooms for 6-8 days.

This type is used for decorating flower beds, creating inscriptions from flowers on a green background and voluminous flower arrangements. A slightly shaded place, moderately moist soil is what is needed for the tricolor viola to feel comfortable in your flowerbed.

Viola fragrant is a perennial herbaceous plant common in Western Russia, Crimea and the Caucasus. Viola fragrant has been cultivated since 1542. It is a perennial, 15-20 cm in height. The leaves of this plant are almost perfectly round. Flowers are located on stalks and can be of completely different colors: white, purple, red with a pinkish tint. Fragrant viola is good to use in the design of mixborders and alpine slides. Propagated vegetatively and by seed.

Did you know?The name "Odorata" comes from the ancient Greek "odor" - smell.

In order for the fragrant viola to delight you with its delicate aroma, you need to plant it in a sunny, warm place where there are no cold winds or drafts.

Viola spotted is a representative of the violets of the same height as other species. Representatives of this group differ from the rest by characteristic spots on the petals. Most often, the flowers are painted in a rich red color and are located on a long and strong stalk, and their size is slightly larger than that of other representatives of violets. This species is very easily recognizable because the spots on the petals stand out sharply. The most common varieties of this species are “eyes of the tiger”, “shalom purim”, “cassis”.
Most of these varieties are endowed with a pleasant subtle aroma, however The plant will smell fragrant only with proper care: well-lit place, timely fertilizing and moist soil.

Viola horned is the “daughter” of the old woman of Europe. Known since 1776. The stem of the plant is straight, 20-25 cm high. The leaves are rich green, simple in shape and pointed. Flowers with a spur, 4-5 cm in diameter. Horned viola begins to bloom at the end of spring (second half of May) and continues until the first autumn frosts. Its flowering ends with the appearance of a fruit - a capsule with seeds.
This species is propagated vegetatively or by seed. With quality care, it can live in one place for 4-5 years.

FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS IN CONTAINERS, BALCONY BOXES AND HANGING POTS

Ideas for a beautiful garden: photos and descriptions of compositions

flower arrangements in containers

Introducingto your attention options for container gardening, which is very fashionable option decoration of home, garden, cafe, restaurant, area near the office. The convenience of such landscaping lies not only in the ability to combine flowerpots with plantings and change flower arrangements, but also in the ability to replace flowerpots with plants that have lost their decorative value without compromising the overall appearance.

Our nursery provides services for creating flower arrangements in containers according to your needs individual order. You can order planting in your flowerpots, or you can purchase flowerpots from us. In addition, we suggest purchasing flowerpots with already planted compositions.

Our publication will tell you how to choose and plant plants in flower containers correctly. "About container gardening"

The scarlet “tails” of Akalifa look very exotic and fresh in a hanging plant pot! And it is not surprising that the second name of this plant is foxtail.

Hybrid overhead begonia tuberose series Illumination They just create a waterfall of colors.

Bright semi flowers hanging begonia tuberoses Panorama Scarlet contrast beautifully with the white balcony boxes and the light facade of the house.

Despite its very aristocratic appearance, tuberose begonia looks quite organically in a log planter for decorating a country-style home.

Bush and hanging tuberose begonias look elegant in pots stylized as fireclay clay.

Begonia tuberose series Illumination in the flower pots they will delight you until late autumn.

New among ampelous tuberose begonias Illumination Golden Picotee will not leave anyone indifferent!

Begonia tuberose is very self-sufficient
plant, so it looks beautiful in mono plantings. Left Primary Salmon, on right NonStop Yellow with Red Back.

Elegant feather grass will add the finest flowerpots with begonia tuberose Primary series fashionable cereal sound.

Gorgeous Fortuna Salmon Bicolour just incredibly similar to a rose! The outer petals are a delicate salmon color with a yellowish edge, and the center of the flower is apricot pink. The flowers look amazingly beautiful against the background of dark foliage!

Ampelous begonia multiflora is unusually good Flamboyant! Great amount Simple, slightly drooping flowers adorn this begonia throughout the season.

Charming ever-blooming double begonia DOUBLET!

Hybrid begonia Big Rose Bronze Leaf with slightly drooping inflorescences, they not only look luxurious, but will also adequately withstand all the vagaries of our summer.

Pots with begonia look interesting Big series and morning glory sweet potato with lime foliage. This composition is supported by Hosta plantain, which has leaves of a similar lime color.

Begonia Big series will delight you with its bright flowering until frost.

The photo shows a green-leaved hybrid with red flowers Big Red Green Leaf.

Hybrid begonia Babywing White amazes with its size! Only one plant is planted in a pot with a diameter of 35 cm!

Begonia Dragon Wing Rose thanks to its drooping flowers it can be used as an hanging plant. With very little care and infrequent watering, it will delight with abundant flowering until frost.

Composition of ever-flowering begonia, ampelous brachycoma and euphorbia.

The mono-planting looks quite self-sufficient ever-blooming begonia Ambassador Rose. Few annual flowers can boast such resistance to heat and lack of moisture as this begonia.

Elegant ampelous begonia series Summerwings Ideal for tall flowerpots and hanging flowerpots. Unlike the hanging begonia tuberose, this begonia will delight you with flowering in open sunny places. In addition, it is quite resistant to wind.

The charming Bolivian begonia Santa Cruz, despite its apparent fragility, is actually very hardy! Her long lashes don’t care about wind or rain. In addition, it can grow in full sun.

Rose remains the queen of flowers even in flowerpots! This standard rose has been living in a flowerpot for 7 years! It is only necessary to fill the pots with fertile soil every spring, fertilize them throughout the growing season and ensure wintering in a bright room where the air temperature does not drop below -5 degrees.

The finest feather grass with ampelous verbena, brachycoma and bidens gives the composition an airiness, and after watering, droplets of water sparkle for a very long time on the thin stems of the feather grass.

Small-flowered fuchsias are considered more resistant to adverse weather conditions than large-flowered hybrids.

Terry with huge flowers is simply amazing!

Bright fuchsia flowers Marinka look like ripe juicy berries.

Fuchsia Peachy actually looks a bit like a peach! And fuchsia Peachy is distinguished by its abundant and long-lasting flowering.

Ampelous fuchsias and calibrachoas of the same color look beautiful.

Fuchsias and New Guinea balsams equally love moisture and partial shade, so they can be planted together. Matched to match, they will create a beautiful flower arrangement.

Semi-ampel fuchsia Blue Angel And ampelous fuchsia Texas Longhorn complement each other perfectly, creating a waterfall of elegant flowers!

Composition in lilac tones of angelonia, zinnia and fuchsia. Angelonia- a fairly new plant in our gardens, which is very quickly gaining popularity. Quite drought-resistant, highly decorative, does not require shaping, blooms until frost, is not affected by pests and does not get sick.

And in this composition, pink and white angelonia are echoed by dorotheanthus and thyme, and lilac panicles of lavender harmoniously complement the lilac inflorescences of angelonia. Ivy combines beautifully with the bluish foliage of lavender and variegated mint, and the young plant slightly resembles the shape of dorotheanthus flowers.

Multi-colored calibrachoa and bidens will not leave anyone indifferent!

Hanging planter with asymmetrical planting of snow-white terry Surfinia Double White AndCalibrachoa is magenta in color with simple flowers.

Piercing blue - this is how one can describe the shade of heliotrope inflorescences Nagano. Despite its name, heliotrope is not a big fan of the sun's scorching rays. For abundant flowering The northeast side is quite suitable for him.

Place the heliotrope planter next to your gazebo or seating area. Heliotrope flowers exude a subtle vanilla aroma.

Ampelnaya Brachycoma Brasco Violet- a drought-resistant and profusely flowering plant with a mass of delicate, medium-sized flowers.

Alaya Surfinia Fanfara Red looks very impressive with lime-colored morning glory.

The planting in the pots is made in the same color scheme as the previous one, but the morning glory sweet potato is accompanied by scarlet zonal pelargonium, sanvitalia and dwarf zinnia, the latter two being surprisingly similar in shape - the only difference is the size of the flower.

Hybrid cleome soloizes - compact, drought-resistant, unpretentious!

Surfinia, bidens and helichrysum petiolate look like a summer bouquet.

Large-flowered terry surfinia and ampelous alyssum not only look beautiful thanks to the amazing combination of shades of lilac, but create an amazing play of aromas.

This composition is in balcony box consists of zonal pelargonium, ampelous brachycoma, verbena and ampelous alyssum.

Magnificent terry and very fragrant matthiol Bedding Hot Cakes in combination with ampelous alyssum White Steam And Bicolor Pink Steam. The composition is complemented by flowerpots with matching terry Waller balhaminas.

Verbena duet Lipstick and calibrachoa Kali Fuchsia.

And here zonal pelargonium, bidens, verbena, ampelous alyssum are complemented by aerial inflorescences of euphorbia.

Pots with a sufficient volume of soil make it possible to include quite a lot of plants in the composition without compromising their flowering. This flower mix contains zonal pelargonium, Drummond phlox, euphorbia and gypsophila.

Zonal magenta-colored pelargonium in cornflower blue foam of ampelous lobelia!

The composition of surfinia and ivy in a cone-shaped rattan wall-mounted planter looks restrained and noble.

A composition of ivy, chlorophytum and philondendron will decorate places where the sun does not reach at all.

In spring, an ampelous viola will elegantly decorate the yard in combination with any coniferous plant. Place this planter in partial shade and you will enjoy the bright colors for a long time!

A pot of primroses will brightly decorate your yard in early spring, when after a long winter you really want rich colors! Primroses, like all primroses, are not afraid of spring frosts.

For those who like to combine the beautiful and the unusual - strawberries in a pot! Moreover, it can be supplemented with a variety of plants.

The balcony along its entire impressive length is decorated with a composition of small-flowered lilac-colored surfinia, snow-white ampelous alyssum and lime morning glory sweet potato. At the bottom, the composition is supported by cleome planted in flower pots.

It seems that the flower stand is simply wrapped in a garland of elegant flowers. Great option for vertical gardening places protected from strong gusts of wind. Surfinia Hot Red.

And here is another option for vertical gardening, made of surfinias in yellow, salmon and purple colors.

Surfinia and calibrachoa in a balcony box will elegantly decorate the front porch of the house.

Surfinia, calibrachoa and verbena perfectly complement each other, decorating the windows of the southern facade of the house.

Surfinia Hot Pink.

Lilac and rose - a noble combination!

Some varieties of surfinia also have a lovely aroma.

Bloom Surfinia Hot Red always so abundant that it seems as if she is floating in the air!

Small-flowered Surfinia Little Red Energy And Little Merlot retain their habit until the end of the season.

Grandiflora Surfinia duet Fanfare Salmon and small-flowered Little Violet.

Composition for a country style garden with zonal pelargonium, verbena and sanvitalia.

Scarlet ampelous pelargonium, lime morning glory sweet potato and tiny yellow flowers Sanvitalia create a very beautiful composition!

Yellow rudbeckia looks impressive against the background of different varieties of morning glory.

There are few perennials that look so unusual and expressive as hanging plants in hanging pots.

Pagoda Bells turned out brilliantly!

The lush flowering of zonal pelargonium will be worthy of decorating your home in the warm season.

Such a staircase, decorated with flowerpots with blooming pelargoniums, will never tire you!)))

Scarlet terry ivy-leaved pelargonium is very good against the background of a light wall of the house.

Ivy leaf pelargonium and bacopa attract “butterflies”!

Magenta ivy-leaved pelargonium and cornflower blue ampelous lobelia Regatta.

Cornflower blue lobelia and calibrachoa create a summer meadow feel.

Pots with a large volume of soil allow you to create entire mobile flower beds! Heliotrope, hybrid verbena, bidens and a light haze of ampelous lobelia.

The lushly flowering hybrid verbena Magelana Lilac is complemented by the bright pink hybrid verbena Magelana Lipstick and the tone-on-tone calibrachoa Kali Fuchsia.

Ivy-leaved pelargonium in a flowerpot, stylized as a cast-iron pot in which food was previously cooked, will fit perfectly into the rustic style.

Hanging wicker baskets with colorful ivy-leaved pelargonium pair beautifully with natural stone.

Modern hybrids of royal and violet-flowered pelargoniums have taken the best of both: they are resistant to high temperatures as violet-flowered and as delightful as royal ones. And at the exhibition in Essen in January 2012, a new product in this series was presented - Candy Flowers Strawberry Cream.

Gatsania is a wonderful drought-resistant plant that looks beautiful both in pots and in flower gardens. The variety with orange flowers resembles a gerbera.

Plectranthus or Swedish ivy - fast growing hanging plant, having pleasant aroma incense

And here the plectranthus is beautifully complemented by pale yellow petunia, which goes very well with the yellowish border of the plectranthus leaves.

Waller's balsam is indispensable for vertical gardening shady corners garden In hanging flowerpots, Waller's balsam gradually takes on an ampelous shape.

Terry varieties of Waller's balsam resemble small roses. The abundant flowering of balsam will delight you until late autumn.

A variegated Waller's balsam with soft pink flowers planted in a white three-tier planter looks like a wedding decoration.

can be placed in a relaxation area and enjoy the aromas of fragrant herbs.

And tasty, and healthy, and beautiful!

Ampel strawberry Tristan Cherry in a pot! Not only bright pink flowers, but also large, sweet berries! Moreover, it blooms, grows and ripens at the same time until late autumn.

Wonderful "hedgehog" from roofing made you look younger in a flowerpot will become an original decoration for sunny places in the garden. This is not only unusual, but also absolutely low-maintenance. And such a “hedgehog” can easily spend the winter in open ground if it is buried in the garden with or without a flowerpot.

Chrysanthemum multifloraPo pcorn in a flowerpot will decorate the entrance to the house until the frost! And she doesn’t care about snow!

If we take into account the fact that chrysanthemum tolerates replanting completely painlessly even in bloom, then it is quite possible to grow it in the garden in the ground and plant it in a pot in mid-September. Although without flowers during the summer, the multiflora chrysanthemum is good for its “boxwood” balls!

Unusual "stone" roses Echeveria humpback flower They don’t require any maintenance at all and look very beautiful. A small occasional watering is, perhaps, all that is required to maintain the decorative appearance of this plant from May until frost.