Floral Days Morning Dew is a cold-hardy viola with strikingly bicolored petals in lemon yellow and plum purple, reaching just 6 to 8 inches tall. This heirloom perennial thrives in zones 5 through 9, making it reliably winter-hardy across most of North America. From seed to bloom takes 70 to 85 days, and its compact, delicate form makes it equally at home in containers, hanging baskets, or garden beds. Grow it in full sun to partial shade, spacing plants 6 inches apart, and you'll have charming, cold-tolerant flowers that return year after year in colder climates.
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The bicolored petals in contrasting lemon yellow and plum purple are what catch the eye first, creating a cheerful interplay of warm and cool tones. These plants stay wonderfully compact at 6 to 8 inches, yet they're surprisingly hardy, persisting as perennials through winters in zones 5 to 9. They germinate quickly, sprouting in just 10 to 14 days, and reach maturity in 70 to 85 days, so you can go from seed to flowers faster than you'd expect from something so dainty.
Floral Days Morning Dew violas are grown primarily for their ornamental flowers in containers, hanging baskets, beds, and borders. Their low, spreading habit and long bloom window make them excellent for edging pathways, filling raised beds, or cascading from window boxes and planters where their delicate bicolored blooms can be appreciated up close.
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Sow Floral Days Morning Dew viola seeds indoors at a depth of 1/8 inch, keeping soil at around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Seeds sprout in 10 to 14 days. Start seeds 8 to 10 weeks before your last spring frost to allow them to reach transplant size before moving outdoors.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after the last frost date, spacing them 6 to 8 inches apart. Harden off plants over 7 to 10 days by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions before planting in the garden.
Deadhead spent flowers regularly throughout the growing season to encourage continuous blooming and promote a fuller, bushier shape. In late winter or early spring, you can trim back any leggy or frost-damaged growth on established plants to rejuvenate them for the new growing season.
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