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Viola odorata 'Elizabeth Bailes'



A very odd shaped flower on a long stem. I got it from Groves, their label says:

"Delicate lavender pink flowers with white centre. Strong erect stems."

Roy Coombs says:

"'Elizabeth Bailes' (Margaret Howard, NSW, Australia). Soft lavender-pink flowers."

Dorset Perennials say:

"A scentless variety produced by Margaret Howard from NSW, Australia. The flowers are held on fairly lax stems. They have wide spaced, long wavy petals that are a pale pinkish lavender. The centre of the flower is white with strong lines leading to orange anthers."



3rd April 2006



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References:
  • Coombs, Roy E. - 'Violets' , B. T. Batsford, (1981) 2003
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  • Zambra, Grace L. - 'Violets for Garden and Market' , Collingridge (1938) 1950
  • Burrows, Jean - 'Vivat Victoria Regina', Journal of the RHS, Vol.113 , No.5 (1988).
  • Griffiths, Mark - 'Sweet tennants of the shade', Journal of the RHS, Vol.126 , No.2 (2001).
  • Coombs, Roy E. - 'Cultivated violets: are they really unscented?', The Plantsman, Vol.3 , No.1 (1981).
  • Coombs, Roy E. - 'Parma Violets', The Plantsman, Vol.1 , No.3 (1979).
  • Dorset Perennials, https://dorsetperennials.co.uk/product/viola-elizabeth-bailes/ , accessed 10.09.2026.