Exacum affine (Persian Violet)
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) with soft lavender petals and distinct yellow centers among green leaves.
Botanical name: Exacum affine
Common name: Persian Violet
Family: Gentianaceae
Origin: Island of Socotra off the Southern Arabian Peninsula
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Groundcover or low-growing
Sun exposure: Shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular
Flower color: White and off-white; blue, lavender, purple
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirdsExacum affine, or Persian Violet, is a small herbaceous biennial plant. Leaves are dark green, ovate to 1 to 5 inches long. Plants with great age will reach 2 foot tall. They make a great houseplant and in USDA zone 7 they are used in landscaping as annuals. Blooming Time: Seeds of the plant sown in mid-winter will bloom in the summer, and seeds sown in the fall will bloom in the spring. The small bluish-lilac star-shaped flowers with deep yellow stamens are mildly fragrant. They are very showy.
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) clusters of blue and white flowers nestled among thick green foliage.
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) with purple flowers and green foliage.
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) displays white flower petals surrounding a golden yellow center above green leaves.
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) with rounded green leaves and small purple petals around yellow centers
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) clusters of white petals with golden centers against deep green glossy foliage.
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) blossoms with white and purple petals plus distinct yellow center stamens
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) displays dense clusters of small purple and white flower groups.
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) shows delicate blue petals surrounding a vibrant yellow center among foliage
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) with dense clusters of small purple and white flowers on foliage
Exacum affine (Persian Violet) growing within a stone crevice with small blue flower and foliage.
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