VIOLET PARMA TYPE

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MARIA LUIGIA DUCHESS OF PARMA

Less Hardy than Sweet Violets and with rather obscure origins this group is widely sought after for the magnificent fragrance of its cultivars.Originating it is thought from Asia Minor and once grown extensively in Italy and France, they used to be called the Naples Violet or Neopolitan, and it is said that they descend from one cultivar of that name.( sometimes called V.odorata pallida plena or V. suavis pallida plena italica) Generally regarded as sterile they are mainly thought to be mutations ( sports) from the original type. From the middle of the 19th century a var named 'de Parme' was listed in nurseries and many other colour variants became collected. The delightful fragrance of the blooms soon led to widespread cultivation as a cut-flower.

Violets with Pictures are shown   marked

D'Udine Large purple blue
Duchess de Parma Lavender blue-white eye
Gloire de Verdun Dark lavender
Hopleys White White blushed with green
Lady Hume Campbell Mauve-smaller flowers
Marie Louise-Baden Lighter lavender blue-white eye
Neapolitan - pallida plena Pale lavender
Swanley White (Comte de Brazza) White
Violette de parme de Toulouse Middle lavender

BACKGROUND STORY TO PARMA VIOLETS

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