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S shumensis


Single pale lilac to nearly white with darker purple spot towards base of upper petals.  Roundish leaves with toothed edges, glossy, with sparse hairs on small bumps.  Miniature to semiminiature rosette growth.

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S shumensis

Average Rating 5 out of 5

S shumensis

I absolutely love this av. First I love the round leaves. I love how the edges are tailored like someone took those scalping scissors to the edges of the leaves. They are perfectly round and scalloped. I love the sparce fuzzy hair on the leaves. The blooms are equally perfect. A true violet shape blossom like the wild violets you find growing in your yard. The purple-blueish white flowers have a darker purple center. . This av makes me happy to look at it. And truely happy that it blooms easily. A definite favorite of mine.

Sandra Hicks Apr 10 2024, 22:32 PM

I agree…Lower Light for this lovely plant!

I just realized that my shumensis bought last month is displaying signs of receiving too much light, so I moved it to a lower light location. Then looked to see if others also had this experience. The last review mentioned the same thing so just wanted to add my experience to further confirm that shumensis needs lower light. I have many hybrids and also a few species that are doing well in this higher light but it was too strong for shumensis. It’s in sparse bud and has a tight centre with some browning of leaves, and I know it will do much better in the future.

Anonymous Aug 09 2022, 17:49 PM

Lower light

I love this little plant, but found that it became very pale and tight centered under my lights with my hybrid violets. I moved it to a lower light area and it and its babies are much happier.

Janis Theophanes Aug 05 2022, 11:53 AM

S 3 shumensis species violet

This gorgeous little species violet arrived safely packaged and in perfect condition. There were several healthy flower buds as well. Thank you Violet Barn!

Rita Ferrara Apr 04 2022, 23:31 PM

Beautiful

Came packed perfectly. Healthy little violet - can’t wait to see the flowers!

Craig Meckler Jan 11 2019, 21:01 PM

So sweet!

I've recently started to add some species plants to my collection and this is one of them. I just received my order of S. shumensis and S. velutina lite, both in perfect condition. S. shumensis even came with a flower and it looked exactly like the photo! I'm excited to see these little plants grow.

Claire Ulanoff Apr 26 2018, 15:27 PM

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