Alice
Witter – Origins unknown.
A form of V.
sororia with large white flowers
and a distinct red eye.
Dark
Freckles – Origins unknown.
No description available.
Famecheck
Apricot – Raised by a Miss Cook, and introduced by Thompson and
Morgan, Seedsmen (UK) 2001.
Neat compact clumps of dark green foliage, smothered
in masses of attractive soft apricot flowers.
Blooms in early spring over a long period; occasional
second flush in the autumn.
Freckles –
This is V. sororia
thurstonii, which is a naturally occurring species.
Grape
Slush – Introduced by Doug Lohman.
A selection from V.
sororia thurstonii ( ‘Freckles’) with rich cream variegation to the leaves.
Ooh-La-La
– Introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries, USA.
A cross between V.
sororia ‘White Sails’ and V. hirtipes
f. rhodovenia (‘Mars’)
Pure white foliage that fades to green over time.
Peppered
Palms – Origins unknown.
A cross between V.
sororia Thurstonii (‘Freckles’) and V.
palmata.
Red Giant
– Origins unknown.
Another of the forms of V. sororia, with large deep red flowers carried on long strong
stems, held well above the leathery foliage.
A unique colour in violets.
Snow
Princess – Origins unknown.
Reputed to be a snow-white form of V. sororia ‘Alba’
Speckles –
Bernwode Plants, (Buckinghamshire) UK. 1989.
A sport from ‘Freckles’ with sky blue flowers
speckled dark blue.
White
Sails – Introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries, U.S.A.
No description available.
Willetta –
Discovered at the Hatcher Arboretum, by Thomas Winn.
A hybrid form of V.
sororia with heavily variegated leaves that act as a foil to the rich
purple flowers.