Viola obliqua
Aiton
Marsh blue violet
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers, Leaves
Tender young leaves, stems, and flowers are added to tossed salads or cooked as potherbs. The leaves can be used as thickeners for soup.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows on wet soils. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
Australia, Canada, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A small plant. It grows 10-15 cm high and spreads 20-40 cm wide. The leaves are oval and pointed or kidney shaped. They have shallow teeth. The leaves are 8 cm wide. The flowers have spurs and 5 petals. The flowers are 30 mm wide and are white with some tints or purple.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from sections of the rhizome or underground stem. It should be planted in wet soils.
Notes
There are about 500 Viola species.
Names & Synonyms
Viola cucullata AitonViola obliqua HillViola palmata var. cucullata (Aiton) A. Gray
References (6)
- Cundall, P., (ed.), 2004, Gardening Australia: flora: the gardener's bible. ABC Books. p 1474 (As Viola cucullata)
- Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 307 (As Viola cucullata)
- Hort. kew. 3:288. 1789 (As Viola cucullata)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 914 (As Viola cucullata)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. (As Viola cucullata) http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Romanowski, N., 2007, Edible Water Gardens. Hyland House. p 117 (As Viola cucullata)
