Very beautiful.

Oh, how pretty. I love all Ness hybrids. That white is like blinding snow. Good on you for making it bloom!!

She's gorgeous!! Note to self,must find a white one!!!LOL
kathi

I like white violets and yours is very lovely!

Recognized as one of the best show whites ever. In my conditions prefers low to moderate light.

Good Job!

irina

I know this is a very old post, but maybe your still around, on this site. why did you put a rusty nail in the pot?? What is it suppose to do? And do you have any babies off this Viking Maiden, if you still have her? I love this pure white violet, cant find it anywhere, only leaves, and i cant wait THAT long. So...i am searching all over the internet for it. And found you. So...the nail and any babies for sale??? Thank you.

Never heard about nails...iron is a useful microelement - but good fertilizers carry all necessary microelements. It is probably a home remedy from pre- DynaGro times - when AV growers watered their plants with weak tea, egg shell water etc. Tammypie's Ness Viking Maiden looks good - so probably the nails didn't hurt.

I keep a pot of NVM for my own enjoyment. I had several for sale last season - and nobody was buying them, just plain nobody. I probably sent them out as gifts and didn't put any leaves down. Check with pjsviolets, they probably carry it.

Plant sales can often be hit or miss. See that often at orchid shows. At one show a certain type of orchid will sell like hot cakes. Show or two later, can barely give that type away.

Yup. You nailed it.

Congratulations after your long wait. She’s pretty!

Cheryl - the first post is from 2012... WHO KNOWS... plant can be dead, the plant grower can be collecting no care silk plants or coke bottles... Yup - we have our resident bottle collector in this group too... Sometimes there is something interesting in a very old post and people revive them... Kinda confusing - trying to talk to people who are already in a violet heaven...

Hahahahahahahaha - poor little one! I hope it’s not true!

Very nice Viking girl! I have one too but its not as pretty or well developed as this one. Certainly my favorite white but mine periodically will show the slightest tint of pink in some of the petals.

Tammypie, I can't wait for my Viking gal to look like yours!

Jeff - Ness Viking Maiden is a low light plant. Move it to the edge...

I currently have it on a low light shelf. Ill try reducing a bit more.

Yup - even lower...

Jeff. Your 'Sansaucy CoCo' was the violet that got me interested LONG ago in fantasy blooms. I know IT isnt a 'fantasy' bloom, but it has cool coloring, and I found out about fantasy bloomers, by growing that one, and searching for other white edged ones,...and i came across 'fantasy' blooms. Mine is long gone, but I had one for a few years, then I lost it for some reason. Glad to know it is still around. Nice specimen! And another 'Viking Maiden'. I WANT one!

Thanks for the kind comments. I have had CoCo for a while and have since moved on to other whims within the AV world. Its still nice enough to keep even though it is not as flamboyant as some of my others.

My Viking Gal was an answer to my quest for the perfect "white". Haven't found anything better so it survives as my one and only "white". I have others that are nearly white, but they don't count.

Best white with green leaves for the show. Period.

Maybe she will be my first effort at achieving some show standards. Im not motivated at this point but I love a good challenge. Ill have to take pictures of it and have the folks here be my judges!

Yes you should have an easy time meeting those Reporting Standards. Hahaha you guys crack me up

More seriously Jeff, sounds like a challenge you (and a few others) could have some fun with doing. Never know where a GW blue ribbon will lead you...

I don't think Id have any problems with irina having her thumb on the scale but Rosie and a few others love everything!