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An old parma violet, grown for its scent and not for its beauty. Short glossy foliage. I bought it from Groves and their label says: "Mid lavender flowers. Scented. Good disease free form, long flowering period. Good for cut flowers." Shire Plants say: "Double, mid-lavender flowers. Nicely scented. A good disease resistant form with a long flowering period, from February to May. Ideal for cut flowers." Planfor say: "The Violet 'Parme de Toulouse' blooms from February to May. Its fragrant, double flowers have superb Lavender-blue tones. In the Middle age, the Sweet Violet was considered as being aphrodisiac. The flowers were placed mixed in with Lavender's flowers, inside pillows. Violets bring in a touch of romanticism planted at the front of the flowering border, in flowering beds or in containers. They can also be used as ground-covering plants as they do have the advantage of propagating by themselves. They do not require any particular care." |
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