Viola sieboldiana

Viola chaerophylloides var. sieboldiana

Flower name
Viola sieboldiana
Scientific name
Viola chaerophylloides var. sieboldiana
Alias肥後菫
Place of originendemic to Japan
Place of floweringPotted flower
Flowering seasonMarch, April, May

What is Viola sieboldiana

Viola sieboldiana or Higo-sumire (scientific name: Viola chaerophylloides var. sieboldiana) is a heat- and cold-resistant perennial herb of the violet family, Violetaceae, with sparkler-like snappy leaves, endemic to Japan. It grows naturally in sunny meadows in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu south of Akita Prefecture. The height of the herb is 5 to 10 cm. It is a stemless species of violet with leaves and flower stalks emerging from the base of the plant without a developed above-ground stem. The short underground stem produces rhizomatous leaves and reddish-purple flower stalks.
From March to May, a single fragrant, lip-shaped flower blooms at the tip of the petiole. The flowers are mainly white (sometimes pale red) with a yellowish-green base. The flowers are 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter and 1 to 1.5 cm long, with hairs on the inner base of the lateral petals. The lip petals are streaked with reddish-purple and have a 0.5-cm long, thick talus. The sepals are lanceolate. After flowering, the capsule ripens and splits into three when ripe, sending the seeds flying far and wide. It is used for potted plants.

Common name: Viola sieboldiana or Higo-sumire, scientific name: Viola chaerophylloides var. sieboldiana, life form: heat and cold tolerant perennial, native to Japan, habitat: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, south of Akita, living environment: sunny grassland, height: 5-10 cm, leaf: radicles, leaf color: green, leaf shape: 5 lobes, lobes margin: finely lobed, flowering season: March-May, flower color: white, pale pink with yellowish green base, flower diameter: 1.5-2 cm, corolla shape: lip-shaped, petal length: 1-1.5 cm, flower quality: fragrant, lateral petals with hairs at inner base, petals: white, lip-shaped, petal length: 1-1.5 cm, flower shape: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white, petals: white Corolla shape: lip-shaped, petal length: 1-1.5 cm, flower quality: fragrant, hairy at the inner base of the lateral petals, lip petal: reddish-purple streaked, with a 0.5 cm long thick stamen, sepal shape: lanceolate, fruit type: capsule, use: potted plant.