Viola odorata 'Queen Charlotte'

Scientific Name: Viola 'Knigin Charlotte'

Also Known As

English Violet
Garden Violet
Sweet Violet

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 4"-6"
W: 8"-15"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Viola odorata 'Queen Charlotte' plant details

Viola odorata 'Queen Charlotte' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In spring purple flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Viola odorata 'Queen Charlotte'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: violaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 8 IN - 15 IN - wide, 4 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in spring
Uses: border plant, container plant, edible flowers, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Viola odorata 'Queen Charlotte'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: humidity and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Try your hand at growing the fragrant sweet violets of yore, Victorian era 'Queen Charlotte' deserves to be grown by the score, carpeting the springtime woodland garden, the dainty blossoms picked for culinary use or simple fragrant delight.

By: Select Seeds

Sweet Violet, Garden violet or English violet. Dark green heart-shaped leaves and fragrant flowers, violet, rose or white. Hardy to 10 F. Southern and Western Europe.

By: Native Sons

Extremely scented, this reigning sovereign of sweet violets is EASY and carefree! Pretty heart shaped leaves form a dense 6" high & 15" wide clump topped in Spring with upward facing rich lavender-blue blooms well displayed above the foliage. Perfect for prettying up salads & a delicate confection when candied. Ideal as a groundcover or filler for shady spots or plant in a pot for up-close aromatherapy. Tolerates clay & poorish soils but best in rich loam. First introduced into cultivation in 1900.