Viola cotyledon is a flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Argentina and Chile. Growing to tall and broad, it is an evergreen perennial forming dense clusters of semi-succulent leaves. Flowers appear in a ring around the edge of each plant in summer. Flower colour is variable, from white through violet to dark blue.[1]
It occurs in the temperate biome of western Argentina and southern central Chile.[2]
It is hardy to, but needs a sheltered position in free-draining soil and high levels of light.[1]