Penny Marina viola
Viola cornuta 'Penny Marina'
USDA zones5 to 5
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 20 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Violet, blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Penny Marina' viola (Viola cornuta 'Penny Marina') is an annual for borders, containers, and cottage gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Few annuals handle cold as well, and with a little winter protection it grows on through light freezes. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Fragrant violet and blue flowers bloom all season long and draw butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Foam flower, Japanese forest grass, and Casa Blanca lily.