We will all succumb to this at some point in our years of growing violets, otherwise we wouldn’t have the passion necessary to grow and collect. It’s the nature of the beast, so to speak. Some of these special acquisitions meet our expectations, others will most assuredly disappoint. A plant may have a gorgeous, large blossom at the expense of acceptable foliage; or it may turn out to be especially sensitive to specific environmental or cultural inconsistencies. And indeed, many violet varieties I have grown over the years seem to have quite specific and consistent vulnerabilities that I’ve had to learn to accommodate if I wish to grow them.
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