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Every Viola variety, A to Z
The complete Viola list, the genus most gardeners know as violet / pansy — all 35 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Viola hub instead.
B4
- Beaconsfield PansyViola tricolor 'Super Beaconsfield'
- Bird's Foot VioletViola pedata
- Birdfoot VioletViola pedata 'Eco Artist Palette'
- Black Accord Horned VioletViola tricolor 'Black Accord'
C3
- Common Blue VioletViola sororia
- Corsican VioletViola corsica
- Crown Azure VioletViola odorata 'Crown Azure'
E1
- Etain VioletViola viola 'Etain'
F1
- Freckles VioletViola sororia 'Freckles'
H4
- Halo Lilac Horned VioletViola cornuta 'Halo Lilac'
- Heartthrob Korean VioletViola x koreana 'Heartthrob'
- Horned VioletViola cornuta
- Horned VioletViola cornuta 'Halo Sky Blue'
I1
- Irish Molly VioletViola patula 'Irish Molly'
J1
- Johnny Jump UpViola tricolor
K1
- Korean VioletViola koreana 'Styletta'
L1
- Labrador VioletViola labradorica
M1
- Molly Sanderson VioletViola viola 'Molly Sanderson'
N2
- Native VioletViola hederacea
- Northern Lights Horned VioletViola cornuta 'Northern Lights'
P3
- Painted Porcelain PansyViola x wittrockiana 'Painted Porcelain'
- PansyViola x wittrockiana
- Pansy Karma Blue ButterflyViola x wittrockiana 'Karma Blue Butterfly'
Q1
- Queen Charlotte PansyViola x wittrockiana 'Queen Charlotte'
R1
- Rebecca Horned VioletViola cornuta 'Rebecca'
S4
- Silver Gem VioletViola walteri 'Silver Gem'
- Starry Night VioletViola viola 'Starry Night'
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Sweet Violet 'Duchesse de Parme'Viola odorata 'Duchesse De Parme'
T1
- Tiger Eyes Johnny-jump-upViola tricolor 'Tiger Eyes'
V1
- VioletViola walteri
W3
- White Czar VioletViola x hybrida 'White Czar'
- White Horned VioletViola cornuta 'Alba Minor'
- Whopping Purple Whiskers PansyViola tricolor 'Whopping Purple Whiskers'
#1
- 'Comte de Brazza' Sweet VioletViola odorata 'Comte de Brazza'
Viola list questions
How many Viola varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 35 distinct Viola varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Viola varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Viola varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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