native violet (sagebrush violet)
ken@wildlanders.com (Tue, 25 May 2004 17:49:50 PDT)

Does anyone know how long it takes for seed grown plants to develop bulbs or
bulblets?

I have some sagebrush violets (V. trinervata) seed here that I shared with some
others and reportedly had a rather high germination rate. I would like to grow some
of my own, with the intent of selling the bulbs and promoting native plants at the
local farmers market next year. They are quite beautiful. It is all part of my native
potted plant intiative to try to get folks in the city to seriously start supporting native
plants in the common urban environment (even apartment patios) through the use
of hanging baskets and pots (large and small).

A low hanging basket of these violets is absolutely beautiful in the spring.

In any event, has anyone grown this native violet or any violets with a bulbous like
root system? And if so, how long did it take to raise them to the point where they
flowered and produced significant size bulb(let)s?

-Ken
ken at wildlanders.com
Ellensburg, WA