About
Viola 'Arkwright's Ruby' is a compact, clump-forming evergreen perennial. It features dark green, serrated leaves and produces fragrant, dark red blooms characterized by a deep purple central blotch and bright yellow centers. This plant flowers from spring through autumn.
About the genus
Viola encompasses a range of growth forms, including annuals, biennials, and both deciduous and evergreen perennials. The foliage can be either simple or pinnately lobed, while the flowers typically feature five petals with a distinctive shape.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy, Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- Deadhead regularly and cut back in autumn
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood tip cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs, snails, aphids, glasshouse red spider mite and violet gall midge
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews, pansy leaf spot, pansy downy mildew, a virus and a rust