Viola x wittrockiana 'Envy'
Short code: 3298
Height:
20cm/8"
Description:
Stunning olive-green blooms are borne on compact bushy plants, which flower over a long period of time. Suitable for containers and borders for summer and or winter displays. The flowers will open as a wonderfully intense green but this can fade in extremes of temperature to either yellow or blue. Common name: Pansy
| Sowing/Growing information | |
| Sowing | Sow on to a moist seed sowing compost in a 286 plug tray or similar size cell. Cover lightly with vermiculite and propagate at 18C. Germination should begin to take place after 7 to 10 days. Maintain a temperature of 15C after germination. |
| Growing | Grow on the seedlings from the February sowings at 10C until they are established and cover the surface of the plug tray take care to grow quite cool to help avoid any stretching of the plants. Transfer to either a pack 12 pack 6 or 9cm pot. February sowings should be ready for sale in early to mid April. If additional growth control is required then Cycocel can be applied which will help to improve the quality and habit of the plants. June-July sowings should be grown on as cool as possible with shade from direct sunlight and pot on as above which will result in plants in flower for autumn sales. September sowings should be ready to transfer to packs and pots in late October and held over winter in well ventilated unheated glasshouse, tunnel or cold frame ready for sale in flower in late February-early March. |
| Flowering Period | Autumn/Spring |
| Hardiness | Hardy Annual |
| Cropping | 7 to 10 |
| Classification | |
| Product | Seeds |
| Genus | Viola |
| Variety | Envy |
| Groups | |
| Containers & Baskets | YES |
