Tasmanian Violet

My Tasmanian Violet is in bloom again, they do
resemble

little violas but the Tasmanian are smaller
about the size of

a pea.

The top photo was taken outdoors, this one
indoors where you can see

the true colors.

This
is a photo of the whole plant, it is a trailing violet but unlike
the
African Violets the Tasmanians don't have fuzz on their leaves and
have
no sensitivity to water on their foliage. I do feed it violet food and
keep it
in semi shade area. It is a vigorous grower, within 3 weeks it grew
about
4 feet in length and I keep on giving it a hair cut. Overall I like
this variety
of violets.

Persian
Violets also known as Execums are not for the outdoors,
I had 3 of them
already this year, kept it under a large evergreen bush
to shield it from
the sun and it died. They are sensitive to the weather
constantly changing.
Persian violets must be kept moist at all times, not
soggy but never let it
dry out. They like filtered light not direct in the summer.
They don't care
for the heat or the
cold, once their blooms are spent prune it down about 2
inches and let it
rebloom. When grow appears feed it violet food. This type
of violet
is fragrant.