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Viola odorata 'Lavender Lady'



A pale lavender flower that is rather thin and stretched out. I got it from Groves and their label says:

"Pale lavender, long upper petals. Scented."

Roy Coombs says:

"'Lavender Lady'. Pale lavender 82C flowers with long upper petals. Very vigorous and very fragrant."

Violetsblew says on Plant Lust:

"'Lavender Lady' is pale, splotchy lavender with long upper petals. It is vigorous, free flowering, and is very fragrant. The foliage is often a bit floppy, but its other attributes make up for it."

Hortflora says:

"An old cultivar with fragrant pale lavender medium-size profuse flowers. Often found in older Eastern Australian gardens."


25th February 2007



References:
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  • Coon, Nelson - 'The Complete Book of Violets' , Thomas Yoseloff ltd, 1977
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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).
  • Plant Lust, https://plantlust.com/plants/58938/viola-odorata-lavender-lady/ , accessed 10.09.2026.
  • Hortflora, https://hortflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/taxon/f64eb132-5340-11e7-b82b-005056b0018f , accessed 10.09.2026.