Viola "Arkwright Ruby" belongs to the Violet genus (Viola cornuta) and is sometimes considered a variety of pansy, as this variety has the traditional dark blotch colouration and relatively large flowers. Like many of the popular varieties of viola, Viola "Arkwright Ruby" is a hardy compact plant, that is sure to provide months and months of stunning colour. The Viola "Arkwright Ruby" is one of the larger flowering varieties of all the violas with stunning flowers in shades or burgundy red with an impressive velvety appearance.

In bedding applications, Violas are typically planted out in Autumn (in regions with mild Winters) for Spring flowering, or planted out in Winter for Summer flowering. Depending on the severity of the cold weather, viola varieties can come back and be grown as a biennial, however, it is most commonly grown as a colourful annual.

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