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Viola odorata 'Old Scroll'

Almost brown purple, and so dull that it barely shows in flower.
An oddity, not really a beauty.
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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).