Viola ‘Etain’ – Fragrant Lemon & Lavender Blooms from Spring to Autumn

Bring delicate beauty and soft fragrance to your garden with Viola 'Etain'. This rare and elegant English hybrid produces extra-large creamy lemon-yellow flowers beautifully edged with lavender-purple, creating a refined and eye-catching display over many months.

Unlike spreading groundcover violets, ‘Etain’ forms neat evergreen clumps, making it ideal for borders, patio pots, edging, and alpine-style planting. The lightly fragrant blooms appear heavily from late spring into early summer, with repeat flowering continuing sporadically through summer and into autumn.

Why You’ll Love It

• Elegant creamy-yellow flowers with lavender edges
• Delightfully fragrant blooms
• Long flowering season from spring to autumn
• Evergreen foliage for year-round interest
• Compact clump-forming habit
• Perfect for pots, edging, and small garden spaces
• Excellent for cottage and alpine-style gardens

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Viola ‘Etain’
• Common Name: Viola
• Pot Size: 2L
• Flower Colour: Pale lemon-yellow with lavender-purple margins
• Foliage: Evergreen green leaves
• Plant Type: Evergreen perennial
• Growth Habit: Compact, clump-forming
• Height: Approx. 15cm
• Flower Size: Approx. 4.5cm (1¾") wide
• Position: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil Type: Moist but well-drained soil
• Flowering Period: Spring to autumn

Perfect For

• Patio containers
• Border edging
• Cottage gardens
• Alpine and rock gardens
• Fragrant planting schemes
• Small-space gardening

Graceful, fragrant, and wonderfully long-flowering, Viola ‘Etain’ is a charming perennial that adds subtle colour and elegance to the garden across multiple seasons.