Quantity 30 Seeds
Germination irregular, seeds in cold stratification
Violet seeds (Viola odorata)
Violet (Viola odorata), or sweet violet or wood violet, belongs to the family of the violet and offer its fragrant mauve or lilac flowers between March and April. It has been grown our gardens since time immemorial and is also known for its medicinal applications. In the wild found in the green undergrowth near forests and shrubland. The violet reaches a height of 10 cm and is a beautiful flower bed under summer foliage.
Soil: clay soils will provide the necessary nutrients. Violet is well suited to high humidity and this makes it more resistant to pests.
Light: Light and partial shade, not direct sun
Multiplication: by cuttings easily in soil by seeds.
Winter: Winter hardy. Better ground in the garden, violet is not well suited to the pots.
Uses:
In the kitchen: Breaded Flowers, flowers in soups and salads and tea violet. Violet tea recipe: a teaspoon of dried flowers per cup of water. Mixed violet tea: two tablespoons of dried flowers violet mixed with 100 gr. of black tea.
In the home: Ornamental and aromatic plant plant
Medicinal: The substances contained in the violet could have an effect on certain cancers (lung, bronchus and breast cancer). Content: Saponin, Glycoside, salicylic acid, ethylester, Odoratin, alkaloid Violoina. In homeopathy it is used for earache, certain eye conditions and whooping cough. In the olden days it was customary to give children ofviolet syrup for coughs.
In the home: Ornamental and aromatic plant plant
Medicinal: The substances contained in the violet could have an effect on certain cancers (lung, bronchus and breast cancer). Content: Saponin, Glycoside, salicylic acid, ethylester, Odoratin, alkaloid Violoina. In homeopathy it is used for earache, certain eye conditions and whooping cough. In the olden days it was customary to give children ofviolet syrup for coughs.
