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| | Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species var. | Viola altaica Ker Gawl. sect. Melanium |
| Synonyms | Viola monochroa Klokov |
| Territory |
CHINA; MIDDLE ASIA; SIBERIA; WESTERN ASIA
rocky slopes
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| Altitude | 1500-4000m |
| Description |
leaves broadly ovate to elliptic, 20-50mm, shallowly crenate, glabrous, stipules large, deeply dentate or lobate, flowers to 40mm in diam. |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue-purple, yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft
| | Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring
division after flowering and in fall |
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