George Lee
- Jean Burrows (Avon) UK.
Another large violet from Jean Burrows and the re-discovered
Lee nursery at Clevedon, with reddish purple flowers that have white bee lines,
borne on longish stems. This is a
large-leaved, mid season violet that has a very vigorous habit.
Germania –
Germany; c 1890s
Barfuss: large dark
blue flowers, sweetly scented, on long strong stems, December flowering.
Giant - G.W. Boothby, Louth (Lincolnshire) UK. 1860.
Bluish-purple flowers up to 2 inches across. This cultivar seems to have quickly faded
from sight, until it was discovered that the Ano-Nuevo Flower Farm in
California had been growing this same cultivar since 1901.
Giant Elk - See 'Royal Elk'.
Giantess - G.W. Boothby, Louth (Lincolnshire) England. 1873.
Large white flowers.
Glabella - See 'Sulphurea'.
Gloire Amelioree - See 'Princesse de
Galles'.
Gloire de Bourg-la-Reine - Introduced by Armand Millet, Bourg la Reine,
France. 1879.
A seedling of 'Czar', with wide rounded petals forming a broad flower of
blue delicately tinted with violet, with a subtle sweet perfume. Large dark green leaves, with marked
denticulation. Named by Millet in honour
of his hometown.
Gloire de France - France. 1905.
Large reddish-mauve flowers.
Gloire de Hyeres - France. 1898.
Deep blue flowers.
Gloriole
- Origins unknown.
No description available.
'Glücks verbessertes' Hamburger
Veilchen –
Germany; c 1890s.
A seedling from ‘Hamburger’ with scented dark blue flowers on long stems
Goethe -
Weimar, Germany.
A violet growing for many decades in the former garden of the German
poet and philosopher. Small white
flowers with a silvery blue sheen, and a blue spur, very free flowering.
Goodwin's Blue - Australia, date unknown.
No description available.
Graf
Moltke –
Germany; c 1897.
The name
means ‘Earl Moltke’. Dark blue flowers that tend to fade to a
paler colour in direct sunlight.
Reputedly disease-resistant, and not susceptible to Red Spider Mite
attack. Probably identical to
Victoria Regina.
Grandiflora
- Origins unknown. 1910.
Giant blue flowers with rounded petals.
Granny
Marsh
– Australia, date unknown.
No description available.
Grey Lady
– Australia.
Date unknown.
Pale lilac-grey flowers with a good scent.
Grosse'
Bleue
- See 'Ravageot'.
Giuletto
Fanin –
Introduced by Nathalie
Casbas, Villaudric, France.
Raised by Guilio Fanin from Italy and grown at Suzi’s
Garden, a local nursery.
A very vigorous violet with big blue flowers.