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Are these flowers "leggy"?

TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
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Hi.  I'm more about foliage and texture than flowers so I'm not fully up-to-speed with how things should look/behave etc.  Are these Viola "leggy"?  Or would they be only classed as such if they were falling over?  If they ARE leggy, should I give them a drastic trim? Also, how do I know if I have annuals or perennials (do all viola come back?)
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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    They look fine to me but you can keep them flowering by removing the spent flowers regularly and making sure you use liquid feed in their watering at least once a week.

    Lots of different violas about and some are naturally shorter and fatter looking whilst others are like yours.  They can also be annuals, biennials or perennials......
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Agree with @Obelixx 😊 
    and if you like them and they’re healthy and not flopping over ... then they’re perfectly fine 👍 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    Thanks, both.  They're very floriferous.  I take off the spent flowers daily.  Feed them once a week along with the rest of the garden gang.  :) I just ordered some more to go in a pot with these other two newbies.  Do you think they will get on? 
  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286
    They don't look leggy, though you might want a more 'squat' variety for visual balance in the basket next time. It takes doing it to see what really works. I cut them back vigorously if mine get like that, a few weeks later they will come back as a more compact plant.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Yes, but remember epimedium is a woodland plant so don't put the pot in full sun.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    Obelixx said:
    Yes, but remember epimedium is a woodland plant so don't put the pot in full sun.
    Thanks.  I have an epimedium Sunny & Share and it's very happy in the yard so I will put it in the same vicinity (the hanging baskets get the most sun; the rest of the yard gets a couple of hours)
  • Red mapleRed maple Posts: 1,138
    You your yard looks lovely.
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    Red maple said:
    You your yard looks lovely.
    Thank you 😊
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    GemmaJF said:
    They don't look leggy, though you might want a more 'squat' variety for visual balance in the basket next time. It takes doing it to see what really works. I cut them back vigorously if mine get like that, a few weeks later they will come back as a more compact plant.
    Thanks Gemma. I might give it a go. I'm worried about strong winds. A couple of weeks ago half of the plant succumbed to gale force winds. I'm hoping if they're more squat they have more chance of survival. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    "Sunny and Share" 😁
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