Edible : Flowers, Leaves, Vegetable,
A short lived perennial. It is often grown as an annual. It grows 10-35 cm high and spreads 15-40 cm wide. The stem is branched. There are large, deeply divided stipules. The leaves are oval and pointed or lance shaped. They have shallow lobes or teeth. The flowers can have several colours.
It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,500 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 4-10.
Common names : Heartsease, Garden pansy, Johnny jump-up, Love-in-idleness, Daninoc, Divja vijolica, Hoa-tim tamsac, Macuhica, Paungda-pan, Stemorsblom,
Synonyms :
Viola kitaibeliana,