Viola odorata

‘Royal Wedding’

ROYAL WEDDING VIOLETS

Viola odorata ‘Royal Wedding’
ROYAL WEDDING VIOLETS

Viola odorata ‘Royal Wedding’ bewitches with intense, sweet perfume and pure white flowers.
Because ‘Royal Wedding’ has exceptionally sweet, penetrating, wafting scent that intoxicates the senses.
Otherwise it is equally hardy and easy to grow as any other Sweet Violet.

Intoxicating scent in garden & vase

Picking a posy of ‘Royal Wedding’ flowers makes a delightful small vase.
Very welcome for perfuming the house in late winter and spring.
And of course they are prized for bridal bouquets and table arrangements.

Upward facing flowers beaming at you

Many old Violet cultivars have coyly nodding flowers.
But the blooms of ‘Royal Wedding’ are noble and upstanding, looking boldly up at you.

Easy groundcover for under trees & shrubs

Viola odorata ‘Royal Wedding’ makes a hardy groundcover under trees and shrubs.
Where it revels in the conditions, and decorates with both scented flowers and dense heart shaped foliage.

Sparkles in areas with low-light levels

The pure, pristine white blooms really sparkle in low-light level areas.
‘Royal Wedding’ grows easily in Dappled Light & Shade; Full Shade and areas with low light levels; or Morning Sun.
With the evergreen foliage always makes a dense carpet that helps suppress weeds.

Handy long blooming groundcover

It is the perfect ground hugging companion.
And has a long blooming period, from late winter right through spring. And then often repeats with some follow-up flowers during autumn.
‘Royal Wedding’ is one of the cheery signs of better days to come after a gloomy winter.

Delicious & decorative edible flowers

Flowers are also edible with a sweet flavour as well as lovely fragrance.
So they make pretty decoration for cakes, mixed into green salads, stir-fries, fruit salads and cool drinks; or just as an edible garnish.

Deer resistant groundcover

However deer do not like the taste of Violets, and the plants are deer resistant; but unfortunately rabbits will have a nibble if no tastier fodder is available.

Pollinator friendly

Our essential little friends, the flying pollinators including bees, find the flowers a real nectar treat.
The winter and late autumn flowers are especially useful for Honey-Bees.

Tough enough to tackle clay & a wide range of soils

Viola odorata ‘Royal Wedding’ easily adjusts to a wide range of soil types – from sandy, through average garden loam, and is even tough enough to tackle clay.
It will also tolerate a wide range of soil pH, from acid to alkaline.

Frost hardy

‘Royal Wedding’ is exceptionally frost hardy, and can easily tolerate temperatures to below -20C.

Resilient & low maintenance

15cm. High mound of foliage, with the snowy flowers sitting jauntily on top.
60cm. approx. Wide dense carpet of evergreen foliage.

SEED SOWING ADVICE:

Indoors for early quick plants: First soak the seeds for 24 hours in warm water that has been previously boiled.
This will help to soften the hard coating of the seed.
Seeds that sink are taking moisture in and are ready to sow.
While seeds that float need a further period of soaking.

Now sow the seed in a punnet on the surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then gently press the seeds onto the surface of the mix, to ensure good contact.

Then barely cover the seed, because light helps germination of this plant.
You can use sieved mix, fine grit, fine vermiculite, or washed sand to sprinkle over the seeds.

Now stand the sown punnet in a shallow water bath.
So the moisture percolates up through the mix from the bottom to thoroughly moisten the mix throughout.
Soak for a short time until moisture appears on the surface of the mix, and then remove and drain.
The mix needs to be moist throughout, but not wet.

Then place the moist, sown punnet in a warm, well-lit position (not in any direct sun).

Temperatures of 18-22°C approx. are best for rapid and optimum germination.
You can use a temperature-controlled heat mat if you have one to encourage rapid germination, but it is not essential. A warm, well-lit corner is also fine.

Adding a clear plastic cover helps to retain moisture in the punnet.
And continue to keep the punnet moist by spraying the surface of the mix a fine spray water bottle, or re-soaking in the water bath, as required.

Seedlings often begin to emerge in approx. 30 days.

A “pretend winter” helps

However if the seeds are shy to germinate and have not appeared in 30 days, then the seeds need a period of chilling (pretend winter) to break their natural dormancy. This dormancy is normal for plants from areas with cold winters.

So wrap the moist, sown punnet in cling-wrap, place in the fridge (not freezer) for 5-6 weeks (this mimics winter).
Then remove, unwrap, moisten, and return to a well-lit place for germination.
Cooler temperatures of 10-15C are beneficial in this final period of germination – so a shaded winter verandah is fine.

Seed Count: 12 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).

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