 Viola 'Better Times' $7.95
- perennial viola
- flowering season: spring and again in fall; where summers are not too hot it 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: round, medium green leaves
- Ways to use it: the large clear yellow flowers of 'Better Times' can really light up your garden; it would be happy near the front edge of a flower garden, or to edge a walkway; it also grows well in a container with other lplants or by itself
- Special characteristics: dead-heading the flowers is only necessary if you need everything absolutely neat and tidy; occasionally triming the growth back by about half will keep a plant from becoming too floppy
- Other points of interests, such as historically: this particular plant, named 'Better Times' goes back to the era of the Great Depression
The flowers of this viola are a pure, lemon yellow. It is an old variety dating back to the era of the Great Depression. Lamb Nurseries in Spokane, Washington kept this variety from disappearing from the scene for many years. Has very large, round flowers and is very sweetly scented. Cold hardy to USDA Zone 4. |
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