E MacGregor Cat 2009.indd - Elizabeth MacGregor Nursery

VIOLA
A collection of 10 named Violas, selected by
me, is offered for £26.00 plus p&p.
All Violas are priced at £3.00
Viola ‘Alethia’
Strong grower, producing a profusion of rich
lavender-blue flowers, yellow eye.
Viola ‘Ardross Gem’
Beautiful blue & gold flowers, 2.5cm. across.
Very compact foliage which forms neat evergreen
mats, 30cm. across on an established
plant.
Viola ‘Aspasia’ AGM
Lovely elongated flowers 2cm. across, top
petals creamy white, lower petals deep yellow.
Very floriferous, scented plant, forming
a large clump.
Viola ‘Columbine’
Exquisite viola with scented white flowers,
heavily striped with blue. Vigorous compact
habit. Very lovely & highly recommended.
Viola ‘Desdemona’
Tiny pale blue & white flowers. Vigorous,
makes a large clump.
Viola ‘Devon Cream’
(EM) Exquisitely shaped flowers of a soft
cream colour, faint rays & a lovely scent.
Viola ‘Eastgrove Blue Scented’
Very scented mid-blue flowers, 4.5cm. across.
Very vigorous perennial habit, spreading 50cm.
or more. Originated at Eastgrove Cottage Nursery
in Worcestershire.
Viola ‘Fabiola’
Tiny 2cm. lavender-blue flowers in profusion.
Orange eye. Very vigorous and perennial,
making compact neat clumps.
Viola ‘Fiona’
Very scented white flowers slightly flushed
with pale blue. Excellent vigorous perennial
habit.
Viola ‘Glenholme’
(EM) Exceptionally good new cultivar with
pale yellow, orange-eyed flowers. The best
yellow Viola I’ve come across for vigour &
flower power. Almost certainly a seedling of
V. ‘Ivory Queen’
AGM - RHS Award of Garden Merit
(EM) - Raised by Elizabeth MacGregor
(PBR) - Plant breeders rights apply.
Viola ‘Inverurie Beauty’ AGM
An exceptionally hardy and perennial Viola of
Scottish origin, with large, deep violet-purple
flowers. Makes excellent ground cover, clumps
to 50cm across.
Viola ‘Irish Molly’
Bronzy-yellow flowers with a copper centre,
4cm. across. A very unusual old variety.
Viola ‘Jane Mott’
Scented creamy-white flowers with a yellow
eye. Vigorous and perennial.
Viola ‘Judy Goring’
Bright lemon-yellow scented flowers from early
summer ‘till autumn. Reputed to be the best and
most perennial yellow Viola.
Viola ‘Julian’
Slightly frilled flowers, 3cm. across, of a beautiful
clear mid-blue with a yellow eye. Flowers
so profusely the foliage is entirely covered.
Makes neat compact clumps.
Viola ‘Juno’
Elongated deep purple flowers with a white
eye. Very vigorous & perennial. Makes enormous
clumps.
Viola ‘Kitty White’
Vigorous and long lived perennial habit, masses
of blue flowers fading to white in the centre,
from May until the frosts. Plate G
Viola ‘Louisa’
A strongly scented Viola, purple flowers suffused
with dusky pink and a contrasting yellow
eye. Unusual and vigorous. Clumps 35-40cm.
across.
Viola ‘Maggie Mott’ AGM
Highly scented silvery-mauve flowers with a
cream centre, 5cm. across. A very free flowering
& popular old variety.
Viola ‘Martin’ AGM
Lovely deep violet-blue flowers with a yellow
eye. 3cm. across. Very neat perennial habit.
Viola ‘Mauve Radiance’
Deep lavender-mauve flowers 4cm. across
with yellow eye. A very vigorous & long lived
plant. Very useful where a simple pure colour
is required.
Viola ‘May Mott’
Very similar to ‘Maggie Mott’ & probably a
seedling. The upper petals pale silvery-blue,
lower petals cream edged with pale blue. Flowers
profusely & is very scented.
Viola ‘Mrs Lancaster’
Lovely pure white flowers, 3cm. across, with
yellow eye. Possessing an exceptionally strong
perfume. Seems happy growing in quite deep
shade as long as it has enough moisture.
Viola ‘Myfawnny’
A very pretty Viola, the scented flowers attractively
marbled pale lavender and white.
Viola ‘Pasha’
(EM) Lovely new Viola producing a profusion
of flowers in an unusual bright dusky pink
enhanced by maroon rays. Makes a good
clump.
Viola ‘Petra’
A mound of tiny pale blue, yellow-eyed flowers
all summer. Very profuse flowering with a
strong perennial habit.
Viola ‘Roscastle Black’
Vigorous, perennial clump former with numerous
elongated navy-black flowers enhanced by
a yellow eye.
Viola ‘Vanessa’
(EM) Masses of soft lilac-pink flowers, enhanced
by a maroon central blotch.
Viola ‘Vita’
Pale pink flower, 3cm. across with a yellow eye.
Originated at Sissinghurst Castle.
Viola ‘Wasp’
(EM) V. ‘Jackanapes’ seedling and even more
enchanting. A similar combination of yellow
& mahogany brown but with added mahogany
blotches on the three lower petals.
Viola ‘Woodlands Cream’
Large circular scented flowers, rich cream when
first opening, becoming striped with pale blue.
The combination of cream & striped flowers
together is lovely. Vigorous old variety.
VIOLETTA
Violetta ‘Buttercup’
Deep yellow, sweetly-scented flowers, 2.5cm.
across, produced very freely over neat compact
foliage.
Violetta ‘Cinders’
(EM) A lovely little plant with scented bicoloured
flowers, buttercup yellow centre
surrounded with soft purple. Neat clumps,
20cm. across.
Violetta ‘Little David’ AGM
Creamy-white slightly frilled flowers, 3cm.
across. Vigorous & long lived plant, strongly
scented.
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Violetta ‘Raven’
(EM) Velvety, very deep purple (near black)
flowers with striking yellow eye. Very vigorous
low spreading mats.
Violetta ‘Rebecca’
Exquisite, frilled, creamy-white viola edged
& heavily flecked with dark lavender-blue.
Strongly scented.
VIOLA CORNUTA
The following cornuta species are very hardy
perennial plants. They will form large
clumps which may easily be increased by
division. Ideal for rockeries or at the front
of herbaceous borders.
Viola cornuta ‘Alba’ AGM
A very vigorous white form. Excellent ground
cover, even in shade. Seeds itself in the most
inhospitable places in the garden.
Viola cornuta ‘Belmont Blue’
Lovely very pale sky-blue flowers, 2.5cm.
across, all summer. Very vigorous & makes
good ground cover.
Viola cornuta ‘Blue Butterfly’
(EM) Dainty pale blue flowers, enhanced by
a bright orange eye. Has a vigorous compact
habit, a lovely new cultivar.
Viola cornuta ‘Boughton Blue’
Nearly identical to V. c. ‘Belmont Blue’, with
slightly fuller flower. Excellent vigorous
habit.
Viola cornuta ‘Brimstone’
(EM) Soft subtle colouring of pale cream
delicately overlaid & veined with pale slateyblue.
Viola cornuta ‘Butterpat’
(EM) A new V. cornuta which appeared in
our nursery garden, a seedling from V. c. ‘Pat
Kavanagh’. Typical elongated cornuta shaped
flowers, rich yellow with a few delicate dark
rays, paler reverse and a violet spur. Strongly
scented.
Viola cornuta ‘Cleopatra’
(EM) Superb new cultivar making a large perennial
clump to 50cm. across. Scented, pale
cream flowers with contrasting deep violet
rays and spur.
Viola cornuta ‘Clouded Yellow’
(EM) Beautiful combination of pale creamy yellow
overlaid with pale slatey-blue streaks and
veins. A lovely and most unusual cultivar.