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Scientific Name
Viola cunninghamii
Family Name
VIOLACEAE
Common Name
Alpine violet
Status
Rare
Height
Flowers
White or violet on the end of stalks longer than the leaves. Rear petal with a short, blunt spur.
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Rosette herb with rhizomes and blade of leaves about as long as wide.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
In short alpine herbfield, grassland and grassy heath in the higher parts of eastern and central mountains.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
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Apr
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit a capsule that releases seed from valves. small seeds turn from cream to dark maroon or pale brown when ripe. dry and sieve to clean
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May be propagated from seed.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
May also be propagated by division.
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