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Floppy Viola

ommthreeommthree Posts: 314
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Hi all,

One of my viola cornutas has gone kind of floppy at the stem. It was sown last autumn and has been flowering for a few weeks. But now it's sort of lying down on its side, and I'm worries it might snap off at the soil line. Any suggestions as to whether I should worry? Should I stake it perhaps?

Thanks!

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Cut it back by half - it'll bush out image


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





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    When you say floppy, do you mean it has fallen over or it's gone limp like it's dying?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ommthreeommthree Posts: 314

    Thanks Dove.

    Nutcutlet, it's just kind of lying on its side. The leaves, stems and flowers seem perfectly healthy.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    OK, cut it as Dove suggested, eventually they form a thick mat and don't fall over so much



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ommthreeommthree Posts: 314

    Thanks both. Did that, and it's definitely less floppy now.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Steve the Gardening VetSteve the Gardening Vet Posts: 1,629

    I was going to suggest violgra...

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