Heartsease

9cm Pot, Seed Packet, Wildflower Plugs

Viola tricolor  The wild pansy – a much loved annual. Flowers are purple, yellow or both, looks good at the front of the border or on the rockery. Self-seeds readily.

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Latin Name: Viola tricolor

Common Name(s): Heartsease

Plant Type: Annual

Habitat: Sun

Colour:

Purple, White, Yellow

Height:

15-30cm

Flowering Time:

April - September

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Description

Heartsease has many names including Johnny Jump up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the yellow pansy), heart’s ease, heart’s delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, or love-in-idleness. As some of its names imply the plant has a long history of use in herbalism and folk medicine, as a medicinal plant both for epilepsy, skin diseases and eczema, and for respiratory problems such as bronchitis, asthma, and cold symptoms. The flowers have also been used to make yellow, green and blue-green dyes, while the leaves can be used to indicate acidity. Heartsease enjoys partial shade and moist neutral soils.

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Flowering Time

April, May, June, July, August, September

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Country of Origin

GB