About
Viola 'Coeur d'Alsace' is a compact, semi-evergreen perennial that reaches a height of approximately 15 cm. It creates a dense mat of dark green, heart-shaped foliage. In late winter and early spring, it produces small, fragrant flowers in a soft dusky pink hue.
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
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil. Ideally choose a position with winter sun and summer shade, such as under deciduous trees, shrubs or hedges
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong flowering. After flowering cut back vigorous plants to keep compact
- Propagation
- Propagate by stem cuttings in spring or late summer, or by division in spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs, snails, glasshouse red spider mite and violet gall midge
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews, pansy downy mildew, pansy leaf spot, a virus and a rust