Viola patrinii -

Family:	Violaceae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.15
Synonyms:
Range:	E. Asia - Japan, Siberia.

Viola patrinii () is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.15m . It has a hardness rating of 0.
The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Insects

Soil Information

Viola patrinii will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is / is important for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
Viola patrinii prefers moist soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Viola patrinii can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Usually found under forest shade, 1900 - 2700m in the Himalayas[145].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Grows on a sunny edge
• Works within dappled Shade
• Grows in a shady edge

Cultivation Details

Prefers a cool moist well-drained humus-rich soil in partial or dappled shade and protection from scorching winds. Tolerates sandstone and limestone soils but becomes chlorotic if the pH is too high. Prefers a pH between 6 and 6.5[200]. All members of this genus have more or less edible leaves and flower buds, though those species with yellow flowers can cause diarrhoea if eaten in large quantities[62, 85, 159].

Edible Uses*

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Edible Rating: 3/5
Young leaves and flower buds - raw or cooked[105, 179]. When added to soup they thicken it in much the same way as okra[85, 159]. A tea can be made from the leaves[85].

• Flowers -
• Leaves -
• Tea - the various herb teas that can be used in place of tea, plus the genuine article.

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 2/5
This species has a long history of folk use in the treatment of cancer and other diseases[218]. The fresh roots are mashed and used as a poultice for abscesses[218]. The plant is suppurative for abscesses, cancer, inflammations and ulcers[218].

• Cancer - Used in the treatment of cancer.
• Poultice - A moist, usually warm or hot, mass of plant material applied to the skin in the treatment of burns etc.

Propagation

Seed - best sown in the autumn in a cold frame. Sow stored seed in early spring in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in the summer. Division in the autumn or just after flowering. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions, though we have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Plant them out in the summer or the following spring.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

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