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International Cultivar Authority Registry Of The Genus Viola

SECTION A4.
Parma Violets

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De Parme - D'Udine


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De Parme – See ‘Duchesse de Parme’.


Dowager Lady Williams Wynn – Wynn, England. (1900)

A sport from ‘Conte di Brazza’ with pale blue flowers.


Duchesse de Parme – Origins unknown.  (1870)

Large lavender-blue flowers.

Good stems.

Delicious perfume but not as strong as ‘Marie Louise

Probably named after Marie Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife who was Duchess of Parma.


Duchess of Edinburgh – Origins unknown.  (1877).

Very light ground, with each petal tinted with mauve and bordered with azure-blue.   Strong perfume.


D’Udine – Origins unknown.

The flowers of this particular variety are blue to purple in colour, shading to white at the center.  Good sized stems.  Parmas’ delicious scent

Named after the region in Italy that forms part of the chain in the Parma story.

It is believed that the Parma violet was first introduced in Italy by the Bourbon royal family after obtaining it in Portugal during the early 17th century.  Arriving first at Naples, it was then taken to Parma --from where the name for this type of violet  originated--.  In the latter part of the 19th century it was taken to Udine by Conte Di Brazza, who was responsible for introducing a number of choice cultivars.


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