Photographs: Killarney, Co.Kerry |
Early Dog-violet Blue-violet flowers with straight, darker spur. Narrow upper petals. Un-branched purple veins on lower petals. Height: 4-20 cm. Leaves and stipules narrower than in Common Dog-violet. Dry deciduous woods, hedge banks. Prefers shady calcareous ground. Similar: Common Dog-violet, V. riviniana. Spur paler than petals. Branched veins on petals. |