Viola 'Etain'
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• perennial viola
• flowering season: spring and again in fall; where summers are not too hot they will flower all summer
• height: 4 to 6 inches
• Light requirements: strong light but partial shade during the hottest part of the afternoon
• Soil requirements: average to rich
• Water requirments: average
• Growth habit: grows as a clump
• How to propagate: divide in early to mid-spring; rarely sets seeds
• Leaf type: small, round medium green leaves
• Ways to use it: it is happy near the front edge of a flower garden, or to edge a path; also grows well in a container to be placed where you can enjoy it up close
• Special characteristics: by mid-summer a plant may grow tall and flop open; if this happens, cutting it back by half to two-thirds is a good idea
• Other points of interests: this is a hybrid of several species that were chosen for their long flowering season and for their long life
'Etain' has large flowers that are sweetly scented. Mature plants are cold hardy to USDA Zone 4. If the top of a plant freezes during a severe winter, the plant can recover from the underground rooted stems.