Violets are one of the cheeriest little flowers to grace the landscape. They are tolerant of most conditions, yet will thrive in full sun or part shade especially during the spring, yet will easily fade in full sun during summer heat, and best to transplant into dappled shade. Moist, nutrient-rich soil that is well drained and supplemented with compost. They will flower longer if you deadhead the spent flowers and occasionally give a liquid feed of seaweed to give them a boost. You can even shear them off completely to about 5cm in mid-summer and after a good feed they will return to flower in a month
Technical specification
Fertilizer: Universal fertilizer, liquid or granular