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Heart's Ease (Viola tricolor)
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
- Evergreen
- Good for Cutting
- Scented
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
My favourite edible flower – delicate petals of purple, cream and yellow to decorate salads and puddings
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
- Evergreen
- Good for Cutting
- Scented
Product details
- Type
- Perennial (grown as an annual)
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- Almost all year.
- Height
- 15cm (6in)
- Common name
- Heartsease
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- 15cm (6in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover in seed trays or gutters in March and September. Direct sow April-August.
Care Tips
Deadhead or pick regularly to prolong flowering and maintain a compact shape. If plants become leggy, a mid-season chop in July to 5cm above ground-level will help promote bushy re-growth.
Flowering Time
Almost all year.
