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Viola odorata 'Lee's Peachy Pink'



Hardly scented, slightly peachy. Yellowish, like old parchment and pressed flowers.

I bought it from Groves and their label said:

"Beautiful large peach flowers on a vigorous plant. Lightly scented."

Roy Coombs says it was raised by Burrows.

Writing in 'The English Garden' in March 2004, Val Bourne says:

"A very good vigorous violet, with large peachy-pink flowers and a delicate perfume. It is a great one for the novice violet grower."

Writing on Plant Lust, Violetsblew says (the Violetsblew website is no longer functioning):

""Lee's Peachy Pink" has always been a favorite of mine for its soft color, which is a pale pink with maybe a drop of yellow or peach, and its clear veins that are visible. I don't have the dates for this one, but it has some history. Still sleuthing. (Burrows) Note: As of this writing, it is out of stock, but I hope to have it available sometime in 2024. Keep watching because it is one of the nicest.



3rd April 2006



3rd April 2006 20th February 2015
Photographed at an RHS show.



References:
  • Coombs, Roy E. - 'Violets' , B. T. Batsford, (1981) 2003
  • Coon, Nelson - 'The Complete Book of Violets' , Thomas Yoseloff ltd, 1977
  • Genders, Roy - 'Pansies, Violas and Violets' , Garden Book Club, 1958
  • 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).
  • Bourne, Val - (Sweet violets), The English Garden, 01.03.2024. https://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/plants/grow-nostalgic-sweet-violets/ , accessed 10.09.2026.
  • Plant Lust , https://plantlust.com/plants/58940/viola-odorata-lees-peachy-pink/ , accessed 10.09.2026.