VIOLA labradorica
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Purple Leafed Wood Violet
Charming self-seeding ground cover for light shade with dark green leaves flushed purple when young and light purple flowers.
The genus Viola contains some 500 species of annual biennial and perennial species. It includes the garden pansy as well as a range of interesting and very different species. Most will tolerate light frosts, and prefer a fertile well drained soil with some protection from the sun in warmer areas. Viola labradorica is native to North America and in ideal conditions will spread indefinitely in a woodland garden. a charming ground cover with masses of flowers in spring, but regrettably it is not scented
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