Purple Showers Viola
Viola x 'Purple Showers'
Large bright purple flowers smother the foliage creating a carpet of color when massed. A stunning addition to containers and window boxes and as a filler throughout perennial borders or a cover for spring-blooming bulbs. Herbaceous.
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Perennial |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growth 6 to 8 in. tall, 10 in. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Heavy in spring, intermittently summer and fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7604 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extentsive root system. Cut back hard and feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune old flowers to encourage reblooming.
Large bright purple flowers smother the foliage creating a carpet of color when massed. A stunning addition to containers and window boxes and as a filler throughout perennial borders or a cover for spring-blooming bulbs. Herbaceous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep extentsive root system. Cut back hard and feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune old flowers to encourage reblooming.
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Perennial |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growth 6 to 8 in. tall, 10 in. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Heavy in spring, intermittently summer and fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7604 |
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The best fertilizer to use with this plant is Flower & Rose Food.view soil products