Viola x wittrockiana

Viola ×wittrockiana Gams, G. Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 1:616. 1925 (Syn: (=) Viola ×hortensis auct.; (=) Viola tricolor hort.);
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As per efi thread:
Viola tricolor is the wild ancestor plant known as heartsease or wild pansy, while Viola x wittrockiana is the large-flowered garden pansy, a complex hybrid that includes V. tricolor as one of its parents. The main differences are that V. x wittrockiana has much larger, showier flowers and is cultivated primarily for ornamental purposes, whereas V. tricolor has smaller, wilder flowers and is known for its use in traditional medicine and as an edible garnish. 
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SK 3392 07 April 2022: 4 very high res. images.

Location: Royal Garden Hyde Park , London 
Altitude: 30m.
Date: 27 March 2022
Habit : Cultivated
Viola …???

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Viola (Veilchen : german):
Viola from a private garden in Bremen, Fotos taken on 12.5.2011. I think these are ornamental garden flowers?


Looks like pansy, Viola tricolor 


Those on the close-up are related to Viola tricolor but of a selected or hybridized origin. There are lots of varieties available! The vild form is not as wideflowered. Please see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_tricolor


This is a garden variety of the vild Viola tricolor. Probably with some hybridization and selection in the history.
The vild form: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_tricolor


Taking it as Viola x wittrockiana in view of differences given in the thread:  Hooghly Today : Viola sp.



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Pansys, Pansys, everywhere:
Last week I had to attend a meeting in a church in Bremen. Normally cemetery is not a place I go for a stroll. But to reach the church I had to go thru the graveyard. Was quite surprised, to see somany beautiful flowers. Pansy or viola tricolor seems to be one of the popular plants there. It doesn’t need much care and it flowers and flowers and flowers. There were so many color varieties. Fotos taken on 18. may 2011 in Bremen-Borgfeld.


And possibly Hydrangea and Paeonia in first photograph


Yes, there is Hydrangea in the middle, the one on the corners are Rhodos in Am-Friedhof-100_0759-e.jpg


Taking it as Viola x wittrockiana in view of differences given in the thread:  Hooghly Today : Viola sp.



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A Herb from Royal Botanic Gardens Kew:
Could you ID the herb in my picture please. I forgot to take the photo of the lable. Thank you.


I think it is maroon pansy


Yes as … said this is Pansy or more scientifically Viola tricolor subsp. hortensis


Viola tricolor


These are actually hybrids of Viola tricolor.


Often called as Viola hybrida.


Viola tricolor


Taking it as Viola x wittrockiana in view of differences given in the thread:  Hooghly Today : Viola sp.



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Viola tricolor L. hybrids ?? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Location: Sanepa, Kathmandu, Nepal  
Date: 13 January 2018
Elevation: 4400 ft.
From garden!

Taking it as Viola x wittrockiana in view of differences given in the thread:  Hooghly Today : Viola sp.



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Hooghly Today : Viola sp.:
This flowers are from the roof garden of one of my colleagues. Maybe this is the same Viola x wittrockiana (how does one write this?) as in – https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/9TkYd9T2ZpE/discussion.


pansy by any name!!!!


Yes, …, our didimoni also told me the name and i only searched the genus name!


Viola x wittrockiana the garden pansy


Viola tricolor L. !


I think it should be (infact all postings current shown at ) of Viola x wittrockiana as per AI details on google search below:

Viola tricolor is the wild ancestor plant known as heartsease or wild pansy, while Viola x wittrockiana is the large-flowered garden pansy, a complex hybrid that includes V. tricolor as one of its parents. The main differences are that V. x wittrockiana has much larger, showier flowers and is cultivated primarily for ornamental purposes, whereas V. tricolor has smaller, wilder flowers and is known for its use in traditional medicine and as an edible garnish. 
Feature Viola tricolor (Heartsease)Viola x wittrockiana (Garden Pansy)
OriginWild species, native to Europe and western AsiaHybrid, created by crossing V. tricolor with other species like V. lutea and V. altaica
Flower SizeSmaller, typically less than 2 cm acrossLarger, showier flowers, typically 5-8 cm across
AppearanceOften has purple upper petals, white lateral petals, and a yellow lower petal with purple stripesComes in a wide variety of vibrant colors, including new cultivars
Primary UseEdible flowers, use in traditional medicineOrnamental garden plant
Growth HabitWild plant, sometimes considered a weedCultivated for gardens and landscapes


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Updated on December 12, 2025

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