Strange story in fact. I bought a viola odorata alba in a French nursery. I have my first bloom and, it's not a true alba. Fortunately or unfortunetely (choose the one you prefer) it looks like a cultivar and according to me, it is.
I guess a jocking bee played with some pollen :-) I suppose now that it had fun it's having a good laughting time ;-)
Just imagine: I'm working hard on trying to make hybrids and believe me, it's hard to sucess, and a little bee made a cultivar !!!!!

Enjoy the pic :-)
Take care :-)
Thierry.

very nice. thank you!

rob...

Intermediate form ! I haven't thought about that...why not ?
Does someone have the same ?
Rob: what kind of intermediate forms do you know/exist ?
Several kind of viola have an alba form...maybe it's not an odorata (it smells) but a suavis (loosing mind !)...where/what is the clue ? Is it a viola hirta, collina or dehnhardtii ?

If only viola could speak ;-))

Who knows ???

Take care :-)
Thierry.

i wonder if the colour will be stable in the warmer days at the end of your violet season?

rob...