Leaf type: Kidney shaped, heart shaped
Phyllotaxis: Rosulate
Leaf (upper side)
Habitus & biology
Viola odorata grows perennially and can reach a height of up to ten centimetres. It spreads by seed and runners.
Distribution & habitates
The native distribution area is in Europe, North Africa and West Asia. As an ornamental plant, this violet plant has also found its way to Australia and the American continents (distribution map).
Botany
Viola odorata is not only known as sweet violet, but also as common violet, wood violet, garden violet, english violet and florist’s violet.
